The Ghost Ship

by Kate Mosse Book 3 in the The Joubert Family Chronicles series.

First published 2023

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In the early seventeenth century, Louise Reydon-Joubert rejects the constrained life expected of her and seeks independence at sea. Her path becomes entwined with Gilles Barenton, and their relationship must be concealed within a maritime world in which gender, reputation and command determine who can travel or exercise authority.

By 1621, a vessel known as the Ghost Ship is hunting corsairs and freeing captives taken in Mediterranean slave raids. Its crew operates between Amsterdam, the Canary Islands and the Barbary Coast while enemies close in on the captain’s identity and past. The novel combines family saga with seafaring adventure, using piracy and captivity to examine freedom, chosen loyalty and the legal dangers faced by people who cannot live openly.