Bat Conroy—cut him and he’d bleed
ink, he’s a born newspaperman. Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Eric
Sevareid—the greatest American journalists of the 20th century all made their
names as war correspondents, but none of them would have beat out Bat Conroy to
a good story.
Which makes it that much more
mystifying—and aggravating—when an unknown writer, filing under the byline
Perry Lane, scoops Bat on every story that comes along. Bat’s always been
the go-to reporter covering the Japanese invasion of China . . . until this
Perry Lane person came along to steal his thunder and maybe even his job.
Now, the biggest
story of the war is about to hit the fan, and Bat’s going to get to the source
first if it kills him. But the most shocking news of all is the true
identity of the elusive Perry Lane.
Inky Odds (Adventure)
By L. Ron Hubbard
ISBN #978-1592122868
Price $9.95
107 Pages
“Adventure At Its Best.”
With the Japanese and Chinese battling at many fronts in China,
war correspondent, Bat Conroy of WORLD PRESS is suddenly being beat to the big
stories by a mysterious reporter named Perry Lane from International Service.
Added to his problems, the beautiful, and rich, Gwen Fairington is looking for
her missing husband, Bill Fairington. He’s been located in the besieged area of
Fu-Chiang, doctoring locals for cholera. Bat must get Gwen and her aunt to the
missing man, even if he has to crash through Chinese and Japanese armies, and
try to beat Perry Lane to the biggest story yet.
Adventure at its best, and I didn’t want the story to end. L.
Ron Hubbard was a master storyteller. Originally published in the June 1940
issue of FIVE-NOVELS Monthly, this is one of his many stories set in China
during the Japanese Invasion, and featured some of his best yarns. Highly
recommended.
Tom Johnson
Author of CARNIVAL OF DEATH
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