Vanderdecken

In Prohibition-era San Francisco, George du Cane drifts through a bohemian world of clubs, wealth, and restless talk until a stranger's name changes everything: Vanderdecken, a ruthless yacht raider terrorizing the coast with speed, secrecy, and wireless-disabling tactics. Into this smoky, lawless atmosphere steps Hank Fisher, a brilliant, eccentric self-made man whose blunt justice and instinct for "man hunting" make him the unlikely leader of a private pursuit. When Hank reveals that he is nearly broke, betrayed by his own business partner, and still determined to chase the pirate for reward and principle alike, George is drawn into an adventure he cannot quite resist. Their search leads from San Francisco's waterfront to Tyrebuck, a shipping magnate who loans them the battered yacht Wear Jack, setting the stage for a dangerous voyage along the Channel Islands and Southern California coast. But the mission grows stranger when they discover the girl they believed they had rescued is armed, defiant, and unwilling to play the role assigned to her. As the Wear Jack presses south under vivid skies, the men confront suspicion, responsibility, and the uneasy truth that every pursuit in this novel of adventure, social satire, and nautical intrigue carries its own surprises. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.