Dead Men Tell No Tales
by E. W. Hornung
Faced with a setback in his quest for wealth in the 1851 Australian gold rush, a frustrated Mr. Cole takes the next affordable ship back to England and falls in love with Eva Denison, a beautiful and successful young woman traveling with her exotic Portuguese stepfather. After the disaster at sea, Cole returns to anonymity in London... or so he thinks. The events lead to the discovery of a terrifying conspiracy and then an adventure that could cost Cole his greatest love.
