For Alexander Cavendish and his crew-mates aboard 'The Kestrel', life has taken a turn for the worse. The cruel new Captain Grahams has usurped their beloved but vanished Nathaniel Winters, bringing ever-worsening conditions along with him. Treachery and murder abounds as mutiny hangs in the air and alliances must be formed as enemies appear on all sides, both old and new, seen and unseen...

When Alexander Cavendish joins the crew of the pirate ship 'The Kestrel', he anticipates glorious adventures on the waves and many victories ahead. However, once at sea he finds his new life doesn't quite turn out as he expected; complications arise with friends and comrades as petty rivalries rear their heads and piracy becomes harder work than he imagined. As he struggles to find his place aboard ship and get the measure of those around him it becomes apparent that many of his closest shipmates are holding onto secrets and the waters are growing murkier by the minute... But even this seems...