The description of Warren Karno's first ship - a large white liner bound for South America - was the sweetest music to his ears. It was everything a sea-struck fifteen-year-old could desire. Imagine his dismay when he first saw the Princess Tara in reality. Rather than being a white liner, it was an old, black-hulled cargo boat, crewed by the motliest collection of seamen possible. But Warren - a graduate of the TS Vindicatrix sea-training school, berthed at Sharpness - soon realised that the most important thing was being at sea, regardless of the ship, and that even among the motley, he...

In an attempt to settle in a new country, Miles discovers the hand of revenge will not let go. Despite his new lifestyle, his past, it seems is very determined to exact a price, the question is 'what is too much?' New Zealand is not quite the sleepy hollow he had imagined. This is the second, in the series of four adventures of Miles Graham. Yes, there is time at sea, although definitely not an ocean liner. It does for a while keep him out of reach of his nemesis, at least for a short while. The only trouble is now there is so much more at stake.