Novels
- The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia (1954)
- Dont Go Near The Water (1956)
- Quicksand (1958)
- The Two Susans (1962)
- The Ninety and Nine (1966)
- Breakpoint (1978)
- Peeper (1981)
- The Last Ship (1988)
Novels Book Covers
William Brinkley Books Overview
Dont Go Near The Water
At once a rousing entertaining farce and gentle love story, this novel is set on a remote Pacific island during the waning days of the World War II. It follows the adventures of a group of young officers in the public relations sector of the Navy described as commissioned without the corrupting influence of any intervening naval training as they face wartime adversities with comic ingenuity. For these mariners, the Navy’s immortal motto, ‘Don t Give Up the Ship’ had become ‘Don t Go Near the Water.’ In combining a colorful cast of characters with absurd situations, the author has created a high spirited tale of naval service that has appealed to generations of readers since it was first published in 1956.
The Last Ship
The unimaginable horror of total nuclear war has been let loose upon the world, and only one ship, the Nathan James, with 152 men and 26 women aboard, has survived. Her captain narrates the electryfing story of this crew’s voyage through the hell of nuclear winter, their search for survivial, and the fate of mankind when they find an uncontaminated paradise.’Beautifully written…
A magnificent book.’CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Related Authors