Ship of Thieves - High-octane historical fiction' Daily Mail

Dead thieves tell no tales...Jonas Flynt's stepmother, Mercy, has been abducted from Edinburgh and carried back to the West Indies by her former owner.
Gideon Flynt his father, has followed in hot pursuit, but Cassie, Jonas's first love, knows he is not the man he once was and appeals to Flynt for help. Naturally, he agrees.
Against Colonel Nathaniel Charters' wishes, he sails for the Caribbean, where he will unwittingly join forces with the most notorious pirate of all time, Blackbeard.
But this time he may be out of his depth.
An utterly gripping historical crime thriller set on the high seas from the McIlvanney Prize longlisted author of An Honourable Thief.

About the author

Douglas Skelton has published numerous non-fiction books and crime thrillers. He has been a bank clerk, tax officer, shelf stacker, meat porter, taxi driver (for two days), wine waiter (for two hours), reporter, investigator and local newspaper editor. He has been longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize five times, most recently in 2024. Douglas contributes to true crime shows on TV and radio and is a regular on the crime writing festival circuit.

Summary

Jonas Flynt sets sails for the Caribbean, in pursuit of slaver's who have abducted his stepmother. While there he comes face to face with legendary pirate, Blackbeard.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Skelton, Skelton Douglas
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2025
• EAN: 9781804367391
• ISBN: 978-1-80436-739-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Company Of Rogues; A Company of Rogues
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Historical mysteries, Historical fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Historical adventure, Espionage & spy thriller, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Sea Stories, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval, maritime history, Caribbean islands, Naval forces & warfare, Sea stories, Historical adventure fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Espionage and spy thriller, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Naval forces and warfare, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest, Ship Design & Naval Architecture, Ship design and naval architecture, Thriller: serial killers