Returning to the Dundee of 1860 after years in the army, Robert Douglas finds employment with George Gilbride, a whaling-ship owner known as the Wizard. Drugged by sinister gangster John Wylie, Douglas wakens on board the steam-whaler Redgauntlet bound for the Artic, and discovers that his companions believe the ship is haunted and do not expect to return. After an initial clash, Douglas befriends the ship's mate, Bully Houston, and together thay begin to unravel a year-old mystery.
Download and start listening now!
"An excellent book from a friend of mine that wone the Dundee book award about true and fictional history of Whaling in 1900's Scotland. Is the ship the crew is on haunted?"
—
Krista (5 out of 5 stars)