In 1817 every harbor and estuary in Antigua is filled with ghostly ships, superfluous in the aftermath of war.
About the Author: Alexander Kent, pen name of Douglas Edward Reeman, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II, and eve.
In this uneasy peace, Adam Bolitho is offered the 74-gun Athena, a notoriously "unlucky" ship, and as flag-captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune he once more follows his destiny to the Caribbean.
In 1817 every harbor and estuary in Antigua is filled with ghostly ships, superfluous in the aftermath of war