It tells the story of David Norfolk who is an archaeologist who has the task of searching for the wreck of a Portuguese ship that is thought to have sunk 400 years ago off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
If he were to find this ship it would lead to the complete rewriting of the history of the discovery of Australia.
But what happens is that instead of the prize he seeks, Norfolk discovers the remains of a man who had been murdered half a century earlier.
There is an elderly hermit who is living in a nearby shack. The man is dying and he seems to know something about the identity of the dead man. And tantalisingly points to a possible link between the corpse and the shipwreck that Norfolk is searching for.
The elderly man beings to reveal secrets from his own life, a life that was blighted by rivalry, passion abd betrayal.
But does he really know anything about the sunken ship and the story of the murder that took place all those years ago?
Will he reveal what he knows to Norfolk before it is too late?
This is a compelling and exciting story that is written by a master storyteller who is an excellent and highly skilled researcher.
The book will make an idea Christmas present for those who like adventure stories and is available through the That's Books and Entertainment bookshop, which is to be found to the righthand side of this review.
It is published in paperback by Faber and Faber at £7.99.
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