While still a teenager, Paul Crimson (1947 - 1973) was drafted by the U.S. Army and trained to kill in the Viet Nam war. When he returned home after three years, he employed his only other talent to write a novel about his war experiences. His effort, "Velvet Nights," became a runaway bestseller. The royalties from the book sales allowed Crimson to sink deeper into the drug abuse he had acquired in Viet Nam. His editor eventually convinced him to write a follow-up to his success novel, and the book you now hold in your hands was the result. Shortly after Crimson finished "The Ship," he was...
While still a teenager, Paul Crimson (1947 - 1973) was drafted by the U.S. Army and trained to kill in the Viet Nam war. When he returned home after t...