The third novel from the acclaimed author of The Pied Piper's
Poison and The Resurrection Club Leaving behind a dowdy northern
winter for the warming delights of the French Riviera, Martin and
his three student friends soon find their feet, turning a tidy
profit as beach-bum salesmen and taking to the joys of life by the
Mediterranean with relish. Martin soon gets addicted to those
delights, jacks in his degree and goes down deeper into a life less
ordinary - scuba-diving, bed-hopping and bar-keeping his way into
corners and out again. Out on the high seas, on board the laden
'Anne', ship's surgeon Martin is looking for the fresh start a life
on the ocean wave can afford a man with a problematic past. As his
captain steers his precious cargo - but not his crew - to safety
through a raging, swelling storm and onward to the riches of the
uncharted African coast, Martin comes to realize that down deeper
lie secrets, desires and freedoms of uncanny power. The laws seem
different out on the ocean, criss-crossing the Mediterranean or
hugging Africa's shore, couriering yachts or cocaine, trafficking
in spices or more human contraband. Living outside the dry land's
dry laws is liberating, but, as Martin discovers, the lawgivers and
the lawkeepers always turn up, looking for their justice.
Christopher Wallace, the prize-winning author of The Pied Piper's
Poison and The Resurrection Club, tells an exhilarating pair of
stories that reflect off each other like the sun off the sea to
illuminate just how a man - with all his principles and
compromises, desires and doubts - can find honour and more in
piracy.
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