Tom Slade on a Transport

Six feet water in the hold. That's how Percy Keese Fitzhugh drops you into Tom Slade's World War I transport adventure - already sinking, already in danger, already too late to turn back. Tom Slade has come far from his troubled beginnings. The boy who once caused mischief has grown into a responsible scout, and now he's aboard a transport ship, eager for adventure and purpose in service during wartime. But the sea holds darker secrets than rough waters. When Tom stumbles onto espionage threatening the vessel and its passengers, the adventure he'd craved transforms into something far more dangerous: a test of loyalty, courage, and blood. The twist that follows - a shocking connection to a family member revealed as a traitor - cuts deeper than any torpedo could. What begins as excitement about joining the transport service becomes a moral crisis that forces Tom to choose between his own flesh and his country. For readers who grew up on Horatio Alger and scout stories but craved something with teeth, this is the adventure that delivers both.