Book description
In the swell of a storm, a ship is wrecked in St Andrews harbour. A
young Flemish sailor, the last man aboard, collapses and dies at the
inn. The cargo of the ship appears a welcome windfall but soon brings
devastation to the town as petty squabbling turns to rage and tragedy.
Hew traces the ship to its source in Ghent, where he uncovers a
strange secret. Unwilling to allow the law to take its course, he
returns once more to the bitter role of advocate, to find his deepest
principles are tested to the core.
Shirley McKay was born in Tynemouth but now lives with her family in
Fife. At the age of fifteen she won the Young Observer playwriting
competition, her play being performed at the Royal Court Theatre
Upstairs. She went on to study English and Linguistics at the University
of St Andrews before attending Durham University for postgraduate study
in Romantic and seventeenth century prose. She was shortlisted for the
CWA Debut Dagger. Shirley works as a freelance proofreader.
