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Barco de brujas
This Spanish-language detective story, "Barco de brujas" (Witch's Ship) by Geo Dugan, originally titled "A Passenger Called Death" (1953), translated by Pedro Martín, follows Austin Camden, a meticulous correspondence chief at a Seattle lumber export firm. Camden's orderly morning routine is disrupted when he discovers an unsigned, threatening letter addressed to Elmer Smith, the company's co-owner, from a woman demanding his divorce and threatening public exposure of their affair. Camden reports the letter to Smith, who dismisses it as political sabotage ahead of his election to city council. Later, the mysterious woman confronts Camden on the street, seeking his sympathy. Camden rebuffs her. Subsequently, William Smith, the other partner, summons Camden and offers him an urgent assignment: travel immediately to Paraguay to secure contracts with the Ribaud lumber company and obtain government approval, competing against rival American firms. Camden accepts the dangerous mission.