Joe is a member of the Coast Guard, leading a boat that is after a dope-smuggling pirate. Receiving a distress call from a downed plane, they go to save the plane's passengers but find the pirates have the same idea. A fire fight ensues, leading all to be kidnapped and kept on the pirates' island. Will they be able to escape? Will anyone believe their story?

I liked this audio CD. It was fun. The readers were great! I liked Joe and his crew. I also liked the hostess on the plane. I think her name was Eleanor. She was strong and smart. Joe tried to protect her, but she was able to do that herself as well as make plans to save them also. Joe looked for ways for them to escape. He was in trouble with the Coast Guard, but he knew what he had to do to prove he was loyal. I liked how it all worked out.

I look forward to listening to more in the Stories of the Golden Age series. ( )

Great REad!!! ( )

The Phantom Patrol is a tale of pirates and rum-runners, set in the 1930’s. Not terribly original, not badly written, and not offensive in any manner, there simply isn’t anything to recommend this book. And at $9.95 for less than 100 pages, it is over-priced.

This was an exciting short book or novella. It was a good story but not much depth to it because of its length. I like how this book includes a biography of L. Ron Hubbard at the end along with a glossary and a list of his novels. He is a prolific writer and an interesting person.
Thanks to LibraryThing for this free book through their Member's Giveaway. ( )

It is a reprint of a pulp fiction novel, what more can you ask for? Average plot. Average characters. Average writing. Pulp fiction is meant to be read quickly, easily, and to entertain. On those points, this book delivers. On that basis, it would normally be around three stars ...

But, this reprint costs $9.95 and contains a bunch of useless filler material (really, a glossary!) and a horrible essay about how great L. Ron Hubbard was and how important his writing. For charging that much and padding the 94 page story with another 30+ pages of material, I have to knock off at least one star. ( )