The Face of Sam: A Smugglers' Town Mystery
J.A. Ratcliffe, Domini Deane
eBook
(High Sails Publications, Sept. 5, 2015)
The Face of Sam is the second book in J.A. Ratcliffe's Smugglers' Town Mysteries series, The Face of Sam is an exciting, fast-paced adventure set in 18th Century Hampshire when smuggling was rife. Christchurch, Hampshire, 1781: a ship is wrecked during a violent storm. A young girl, found in the church staring at a face carved in the stone, refuses to talk. Perinne Menniere tries to befriend the girl, who is hiding a secret. Will Gibbs, back from America with a curious new friend, has something on his mind and Danny Clarke's life is about to take a sinister turn.As word spreads about the wreck and the girl, strangers appear in town, including smugglers from Kent on a journey of revenge. All the talk is of a missing cypher that leads to a treasure trove and before long Perinne, Danny and Will are drawn together again in a mystery that can only be solved by The Face of Sam.From the author of The Thirteenth Box