Bücher von Robert Llewellyn Jones

At a time of peace during the Napoleonic wars, James Jenkins, aRoyal Navy captain, is found suspended under a dockyard pier in a cage. He is rescued just before the tide drowns him. Jenkins, driven mad byhis ordeal, is confined to a private asylum by the Admiralty. Admiral William Burns, suspecting that this attempt on Jenkins'life is tied to the loss of his ship and its cargo of gold, tasks ayoung commander, Albert Walker, to investigate the incident. This compellingstory of theft, murder and betrayal moves from London to the dockyardsto the high seas and the Caribbean as the commander and a trustedfriend, Lieutenant Samuel Mink, risk their lives to unravel the mystery.