There’s no honour among thieves… or family.

Yorkshire, 1840

Along this treacherous Yorkshire coastline, the cutthroat industry of smuggling thrives, and two rival gangs rule the night… the Stringers of Bay Town and the Lambs of Ravenscar. Waging a war for control of the contraband that flows through England's northern cities.

After a lifetime of violence and bloodshed, Jim Hood returns to his hometown of Whitby with his friend Samuel Comus, their pockets heavy with prize money from their exploits along the African coast. They dream of respectability, of turning their backs on their past, but old friends and enemies await, and old habits die hard…

When tragedy strikes, and his well-laid plans turn to ash, Jim is forced to return to the brutal world he'd sworn to leave behind.

Now he must navigate the deadly currents that flow between rival smuggling empires, where childhood loyalties war with newfound enemies, and where the price of survival might be the very soul he'd fought so hard to reclaim.

Perfect for the fans of Bernard Cornwell, Ken Follett and Dan Jones.