Historical Thriller Set During The 17th Century Naval Wars Between Britain And Holland. It is 1667 and Sir Francis Courteney and his son Henry "Hal" Courteney are on patrol in their fighting caravel off the Agulhas Cape of Southern Africa. They have a letter from Charles II sanctioning them to hunt down and capture enemy ships "beyond the line". They are lying in wait for a Dutch East Indiam Galleon laden with spices, timber, and GoldOwners Inscription. Endpaper maps, 540 pages. As new