Black'erchief Dick

The salt wind carries whispers of hanged men and forbidden gold along the eastern coast of Restoration England. In the shadowed inlets where the king's revenue men dare not ride, Captain Black'erchief Dick commands a crew of desperate men who answer to no law but the sea's own. McFee spins a tale where smuggling is not mere criminality but a brutal occupation practiced by men who view the excise men as their natural prey. The narrative follows the apprehensive sailor Mat Turnby and the weathered Blueneck as they navigate treacherous waters and the dangerous currents of loyalty and betrayal. When Anny enters the fray, beautiful and bound to the sea's own rules through her love for Hal Grame, the stakes turn as deadly as any storm. This is adventure rendered with period authenticity, where every secret landing under moonlight could mean riches or the gallows.