It is some years since Thomas Kydd was spirited away in the night to serve his country aboard the old line-of-battle ship Duke William. Now, together with other members of the ill-fated Artemis Tom is a shipwrecked sailor back in the land of his birth. But far from being able to return to loved ones, they find themselves virtual prisoners, waiting to be summoned as court-martial witnesses. In a political act to shield an officer's reputation, they are shipped out in haste to the Caribbean - where sugar is king and the yellow jack is a fearsome peril. There, Kydd finds his seamanship, tenacity and courage put to the ultimate test.

The book was published in the UK in 2003 by Hodder & Stoughton and in the US by Scribner

Scribner

ISBN: 07432 14625

[Paperbacks]

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