A modern day sailing adventure novel with a touch of Balkan politics and a hint of romance.The original Captain and cook have mysteriously disappeared and a sinister cargo is hidden in the yacht's bilges when Captain Frank Brown is hired by the owners to sail the schooner across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. When things begin to heat up, the beautiful and enigmatic Turkish intelligence agent, Nevser Chase. joins Brown and his crew as they work to figure out just what kind of adventure and danger they are in, who they can trust, and how they can stay alive.