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Here, at last back in print, is the classic dual biography of Ross Lockridge and Thomas Heggen, two authors who achieved sudden fame and fortune and then self-destructed. Ross Lockridge, the author of the spectacularly best-selling Raintree County, and Thomas Heggen, the creator of Mister Roberts, both were thrust in the 1940s into unexpected fame and money. Each was young and inexperienced in the ways of the world. John Leggett explores their lives, their loves, their friendships, and their writing and publishing experiences to discover what ultimately and tragically failed...

An abandoned thirty-five foot sloop named Miss Demeanor sits on the inter-coastal waterway of Florida's Indian River. The boat's origin and what secrets remain on board unfold as an expelled cadet from Annapolis, a drunken boatyard owner, and a graduate of the Maine Maritime Academy all have designs on the right to own her. Although their motives vary, none of them realize her cargo could prove fatal.