Next in the #1Sunday Timesbestselling series,New York Timesbestselling author Kate Mosse returns withThe Ghost Ship, a sweeping historical epic of adventure on the high seas.

The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as theGhost Ship. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved by corsairs, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and the Canary Islands.

But the bravest men on board are not who they seem. And the stakes could not be higher. If arrested, they will be hanged for their crimes. Can they survive the journey and escape their fate?

A sweeping and epic love story, ranging from France in 1610 to Amsterdam and the Canary Islands in the 1620s,The Ghost Shipis a thrilling novel of adventure and buccaneering, love and revenge, stolen fortunes and hidden secrets on the high seas.