The Author.
Melvin Douglas Smart.
About the Author: Melvin
Douglas Smart was born in Exeter in Southwest England. He now lives in a small mountain village in northern
Spain. When not writing, he enjoys oil painting, hiking, and walking in the
mountains.
Melvin has written two successful novels, Seaweed his first novel inspired by the 10 years he spent
in the merchant navy, and the second novel tilted The Hills of Death based on his years
spent as a coffee farmer in Costa Rica.
Seaweed
Novel Shows Life on the Seas
During the Turbulent 1960s
The protracted Cold War between the Soviet Union and the West was
reaching its height in the late 1960s. Confrontation between the Arab states
and Israel had forced the closure of the Suez Canal to shipping. In the Far
East, a violent political war was raging in Vietnam, and across Northern
Africa, a deadly famine was beginning to take its grip on the population.
In these serious times of worldwide turmoil, the gripping novel Seaweed
takes place. It tells of a fictional sea voyage by the British merchant vessel
M.V. Auroras. This compelling tale of sea-faring life and the events that
occurred on the ship is told from the perspective of Alex Bevan, the ship’s
young radio officer.
After three
years of college, Alex has just completed his first voyage as a qualified ships
radio officer. He returns home on leave but soon gets called to join his next
ship, the M.V. Auroras. Meet the rest of the crew including the captain, a
Welshman in his sixties, who likes his beer and dominates the ship with his
loud penetrating voice.
SEAWEED (ISBN:
978-1-62212-587-6) is now available for $16.50 and can be ordered through the
publisher’s website:
http://sbpra.com/MelvinDouglasSmart or at www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com.
WHOLESALERS: This book is distributed by Ingram
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ISBN for purchase. Wholesale purchase for retailers, universities, libraries,
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Two Men’s Fates Merge inthe Jungles of Central America
Supernatural
Thriller
Pulls Out All the Stops
The Hills of Death: Los Cerros de la Muerte involves two separate stories with two main characters. The first is
Englishman Alex Bevan, who having become disillusioned with life, in a moment
of inspiration sells his home in England, and travels to Central America to
become a coffee farmer, where his life becomes a constant struggle to survive.
Haunted by recurring nightmares, Alex’s journey takes him deep into the
jungle, where unknown dangers and fabulous riches await. Or do they?
The second character is a Colombian named Juan Calderon. After finishing
college, he wants to join his rich uncle’s growing business. Both men lead
separate lives, until one day fate brings them together and they experience
supernatural horror. What happens next in this intriguing adventure novel?
There’s a reason the place is called The Hills of Death!
TheTHE HILLS OF DEATH: LOS CERROS DE LA
MUERTE (ISBN: 978-1-62857-522-4) is now available for $18.50 and can be ordered
through the publisher’s website: Amazon E-Books
$10.01 Kindle etc.
http://sbpra.com/MelvinDouglasSmart
or at www.amazon.com
or www.barnesandnoble.com.
WHOLESALERS: This book is distributed by
Ingram Books and other wholesale distributors.
Contact your representative with the ISBN
for purchase. Wholesale purchase for retailers,
universities, libraries, and other
organizations is also available through the publisher; please email
