Katherine Howe is the author of the #2 New York Times bestseller The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, as well as The House of Velvet and Glass. She is widely considered an expert on American colonial life and the Salem Witch Trials, having written both as an academic and a novelist on the subject. She is a lecturer in American Studies at Cornell University. She is also a direct descendant of three of the women accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials, one who was hanged and two who survived. Her books have been published around the world in 23 languages to date.
'Irresistible... A breathless adventure that will stay with you long after the final page has been read.' -- Julie Walker, author of Bonny & Read 'A wild ride. I loved this book.' -- Christina Baker Kline, author of The Exiles 'Hannah Masury’s pirate tale reads like a fever dream, told in a voice so authentic and with such vivid, authoritative detail, it compels belief that this must indeed be a true account.' -- Peter Nichols, author of A Voyage for Madmen 'Katherine Howe richly evokes the social world of docks, ships, and seafaring outlaws, producing, in my view, one of the best 'pirate novels' ever written ― even better than ones by Daniel Defoe!' -- Marcus Rediker, author of Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age 'A feast for the sea-loving senses... This is more than just a pirate's tale: it's a story of abandoning convention in favour of self-discovery and exploring the sort of freedoms only the sea can offer.' -- Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary