The famous mystery author's first book, an historical novel written when she was 17 and published when she was 19 about smugglers set on Mersea Island in the 17th century, where the Spaniard Delfazio discoveres how true love and friendship can be found in the darkest of places. With romance, heartbreak and adventure on an even keel, Blackkerchief Dick ticks along to the beat of smuggler's life; murder, rum, and the old call of the sea.
The famous mystery author's first book, an historical novel written when she was 17 and published when she was 19 about smugglers set on Mersea Island in the 17th century, where the Spaniard Delfazio discoveres how true love and friendship can be found in the darkest of places. With romance, heartbreak and adventure on an even keel, Blackkerchief Dick ticks along to the beat of smuggler's life; murder, rum, and the old call of the sea.