"A young pirate narrowly avoids the gallows when the governor of the Bahamas enlists his aid in bringing hostage-turned-pirate Kate Lindsay to justice. A pirate hunter returns to his old ways, with the demons of his past swiftly following his trail. A beautiful strumpet falls in league with Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, witnessing his crimes firsthand, before she becomes a pawn in his schemes. As all sides spiral toward a fiery climax, nothing is at [sic] it seems, and the odds are in favor of death."-- Cover page [4] of book 2.