From the turquoise blue waters of Polynesia to the dangerous alleys of New York’s Five Points, Thomas Scoundrel risks everything for his friends and the woman he loves. He stows away on a warship bound for Hawaii, wins a sugar plantation in a poker hand, and battles missionary bankers,Tahitian warriors, Irish gang leaders, a ruthless assassin and the most powerful figures in the world of fine art. He swims in a cobalt lagoon with the Princess of Hawai’i, engages in hand-to-hand combat with a legendary South Seas fighter & trades stories with Jules Verne and U.S. Grant. 2^nd in the series.