A Courtney series adventure - Book 1 in the Birds of Prey
trilogy
"Africa!" The sound of that mysterious name
on his own lips raised goose pimples along his arms and made the thick
dark hair prickle on the back of his neck.' A simple mission. A battle
for their lives. It is 1667 and the war between the Dutch and the
English continues apace. Sir Francis Courtney, his son Hal, and their
crew are carried around the southern tip of the African colonies by the
good ship Lady Edwinna, licensed to attack and seize the treasure-laden
ships of the Dutch East India company. When they capture a Dutch trader
and hold the passengers to ransom, Sir Francis hopes only for a good
price and a small sense of satisfaction. But this is unlawful territory
they sail in.An unexpected betrayal will mean the men on board will afce
greater peril than they have ever faced before - and many good men may
never see home again...