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About the Author
Joan Druett, an award-winning nautical nonfiction writer, is the author of In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon. She lives in New Zealand. You can sign up for email updates here.
Also by Joan Druett
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Shark Island
A Watery Grave
OTHER FICTION
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A Promise of Gold
Murder at the Brian Boru
NONFICTION
Island of the Lost
In the Wake of Madness
Rough Medicine
She Captains
Hen Frigates
The Sailing Circle (with Mary Anne Wallace)
Captain’s Daughter, Coasterman’s Wife
“She Was a Sister Sailor” (editor)
Petticoat Whalers
Fulbright in New Zealand
Exotic Intruders
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Contents
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Author’s Note
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Epilogue
Background Reading
About the Author
Also by Joan Druett
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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First Edition: December 2007
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