The Free Fishers
by John Buchan
The action takes place in the gloomy hamlet of Yorkshire, a touching tale of betrayal and romance. Anthony Lammas, a minister and professor of logic at the University of St Andrews, finds himself embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens the country. His youthful loyalty to the brotherhood of deep-sea fishermen is connected with him and his handsome former student, a beautiful but dangerous woman.