The fourth volume in The Privateersman Mysteries

1795: As war spreads across the globe, Harry Ludlow joins the struggle for the richest trade in the world. When half his crew is illegally pressed into the Royal Navy by the vicious Captain Toner, Harry sets off in pursuit. Toner’s ship reaches the West Indies with Harry close behind, and they sail into a maelstrom of piracy, corruption, and murder stirred up by a French privateer. Soon, the British officer in charge of the station calls upon each man to help as best he can. All the while, Harry’s kidnapped crew fights for survival on a ship driven to the point of mutiny.

"“High adventure and detection cunningly spliced.”" - Times of London Literary Review

"“Donachie has a masterful way of creating atmosphere and character . . . stunning impact.”" - Kent Messenger

"“With vivid and accurate shipboard action, storm havoc and battle scenes, Donachie has made Ludlow the most compulsively readable amateur detective since Dick Francis’ latest ex-jockey.”" - Cambridge Evening News

"(Praise for David Donachie's other books) “Pure adventure with excitement and daring all the way . . . historical fiction at its very best.”" - Historical Novels Review Online

"(Praise for David Donachie's other books) “High-speed epic from an ace storyteller.”" - Daily Sport

"(Praise for David Donachie's other books) “Exciting and unpredictable.”" - The Bookbag