In 1674, Captain Kidd aboard the Adventure Galley, narrowly escaped the attack of Captain Henry Morgan, a privateer who returned to the Caribbean after a few years of captivity in England, at the request of the Queen of Spain, for storming Panama City with more than 1,000 men. Henry Morgan, a poor navigator but an excellent strategist, had a reputation for being the cruelest pirate of his time, but Charles II, King of England, nevertheless decided to appoint him a knight.Henry Morgan plundered many treasures, but mutineers will steal the most precious he has ever possessed.This novel, based on real events, evokes Captains Kidd and Morgan's lives, leading readers on a hectic adventure.
Marie-Helene Therrien Boeken
Marie-Hélène Therrien is een auteur wiens werk zich verdiept in de Franse literatuur en creatief schrijven. Haar passie voor literaire exploratie blijkt uit haar roman en essay, waarin ze thema's onderzoekt door middel van inzichtelijke analyse. Therrien gebruikt haar uitgebreide achtergrond in journalistiek, geschiedenis en film om haar narratieve benadering te verrijken. Haar veelzijdige ervaringen, waaronder vertalen en radio-uitzendingen, dragen bij aan haar onderscheidende literaire perspectief.


Captain Henry Morgan, once vilified, was now being held in honour by the King and noblemen. All Henry wanted was a life of adventure, not one of conformity, but it had all been ruined and was meaningless since the death of his beloved, Elisabeth. Will the Captain successfully navigate the treacherous world of politics as he did the high seas? Despite the King's mandate, will he find the desire to accept his vocation?