It is Fremantle in 1989 and Frank Swann is at home, suffering from an
undiagnosed and debilitating illness. When Frank is called in to
investigate an incident at a local brothel, it soon appears there is a
link between the death of two women and the arrival of the US
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the port city. Shore
Leave is the fourth book in the Frank Swann series and also features
Lee Southern, the main character from True West.