Nicholas Monsarrat

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books
  • First Book:
    June 1951
  • Latest Book:
    March 2016
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Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • Cruel Sea

    The highly acclaimed 'Cruel Sea' is one of the all-time great naval and war thrillers. The film was a smash hit when released and both it and the book continue to enjoy undiminished popularity. It covers not just the details of the battle of the Atla...

  • The Kappillan of Malta

    As bombs pound Malta to dust, Father Salvatore--a simple priest, or kappillan, serving the poor--finds himself caught in the drama of World War Two. In the fragile safety of catacombs revealed by the explosions, he tends to the flood of homeless, sta...

  • HMS Marlborough Will Enter Harbour

    In H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Harbour, an old sloop, homeward bound, is torpedoed, leaving her guns out of action, more than three-quarters of her crew dead, and radio contact impossible. But her valiant captain steadfastly refuses to surrender hi...

  • Smith and Jones

    Within the precarious conditions of the Cold War, diplomats Smith and Jones are not to be trusted. But although their files demonstrate evidence of numerous indiscretions and drunkenness, they have friends in high places who ensure that this doesn't ...

  • Life Is A Four Letter Word

    The first part of the autobiography, “Breaking In,” is of one of the most successful writers of the twentieth century, Nicholas Monsarrat. Monsarrat describes his privileged childhood in Liverpool, where his father was the greatest surgeon of his...

  • Castle Garac

    Tom Welles thought ‘what do I have to lose?’ He is penniless and tasked with finding a lovely nineteen year-old French blonde, who has no family or ties and would not be missed by anyone. There were some difficulties and trials, such as having to...

  • A Fair Day's Work

    Liverpool Docks, on Merseyside - a senseless strike threatens to delay the departure of an ocean liner. As the last of the passengers come aboard, including the shipping line's chairman, the drama increases with the threatened walk-out of the stewar...

  • Master Mariner

    This is Nicholas Monsarrat's final masterpiece, an epic tale of the sea and seafaring from the sixteenth century to near the end of the twentieth.Told from the point of view of Mathew Lawe, a young Devon sailor who is cursed after a spectacular act o...

  • The Pillow Fight

    Passion, conflict and infidelity are vividly depicted in this gripping tale of two people and their marriage. Set against the glittering background of glamorous high life in South Africa, New York and Barbados, an idealistic young writer tastes the c...



  • Richer Than All His Tribe

    The sequel to The Tribe That Lost Its Head is a compelling story which charts the steady drift of a young African nation towards bankruptcy, chaos and barbarism. On the island of Pharamaul, a former British Protectorate, newly installed Prime Minist...

  • Something To Hide

    An act of kindness has grave consequences in this heart-rending novel about a young girl, pregnant and abandoned, and the man who helps her. When decent, compassionate Carter takes pity on this young girl, he is quickly drawn into an ordeal beyond hi...

  • The Story Of Esther Costello

    In a small Irish village, young Esther Costello, victim of a tragic accident that has left her deaf, dumb and blind, is kept barely alive by hardhearted parents. Discovered by a well-meaning American tourist, who is appalled by Esther's shocking con...

  • The Time Before This

    On the icy slopes of the great ice-mountain of Bylot Island, set against the metallic blue of the Canadian Arctic sky, Shepherd has a vision of the world as it used to be, before the human race was weakened by stupidity and greed. Peter Benton, the ...

  • The Tribe That Lost Its Head

    Five hundred miles off the southwest coast of Africa lies the island of Pharamaul, a British Protectorate, governed from Whitehall through a handful of devoted British civilians. In the south of the island lies Port Victoria, dominated by the Governo...

  • The Whipping Boy

    Ian Carrington betrays his pregnant wife, and his young brother-in-law then plans a terrible revenge. This is despite his own involvement with Ian’s sister. There follows murder, blackmail and a very exciting and unexpected conclusion to this gripp...

  • The White Rajah

    The breathtaking island of Makassang, in the Java Sea, is the setting for this tremendous historical novel. It is a place both splendid and savage, where piracy, plundering and barbarism are rife. The ageing Rajah, threatened by native rebellion, en...

  • The Ship That Died of Shame

    Crime, Mystery, Adventure, Thrills " all to be found in Nicholas Monsarrat’s short story collection commencing with ‘The Ship that Died of Shame’, where a former Navy gunboat is used for smuggling by ex-servicemen down on their luck in post-w...

  • United States

    An epic, sweeping, story of a future “united states” and a country headed down the wrong path. In Nick Monsarrat’s cautionary tale/political thriller, it will become clear that “You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anythin...

  • HMS Marlborough Will Enter Harbour, and Other Short Stories

    In "HMS Marlborough Will Enter Harbor," an old sloop, homeward bound, is torpedoed, leaving her guns out of action, more than three quarters of her crew dead, and radio contact impossible. But her valiant captain steadfastly refuses to surrender his ...



  • The Darken Ship: The Unfinished Novel

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nicholas Monsarrat has published 20 books.

Nicholas Monsarrat does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, HMS Marlborough Will Enter Harbour, and Other Short Stories, was published in March 2016.

The first book by Nicholas Monsarrat, Cruel Sea, was published in June 1951.

No. Nicholas Monsarrat does not write books in series.
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