The Pirate's Daughter - by Robert Girardi (Paperback)

About the Book

Wilson Lander suffers from constant "dread" of disaster. When he meets a reckless female sailor named Cricket, Wilson throws caution to the winds and joins Cricket on a boat trip around the world. But Wilson finds navigating Cricket's dark heart more challenging than navigating the ocean. An epic adventure from the acclaimed author of "Madeleine's Ghost".

Book Synopsis

It began with a chance meeting and led to a date at a small French restaurant in a city by the sea. She ordered expensive wine. He paid the bill. She spoke of the sea. He was haunted by her green eyes and copper-colored skin. Then, in a matter of weeks, the woman named Cricket Page would lead Wilson Lander away from the moorings of his familiar life, away from his relationship with a successful businesswoman and onto a tycoon's yacht called the Compound Interest--for a journey across the great Sargasso Sea.

Coming ashore in a world of searing mystery and danger, Lander will pay the price for his unquenchable desire for Cricket Page, for their moments of stolen pleasure and her cryptic promises of a life of luxury together. For she is a pirate's daughter, and in an exotic land exploding with cruelty and violence, populated by maniacs and plunderers, Wilson Lander must escape the woman who has stolen his heart--and given him his freedom. . . .

Review Quotes

"Mesmerizing . . . a raucous and darkly humorous tale of one man's journey into a world of amorality, violence, and greed."
--Detroit Free Press

"Intensely atmospheric . . . Timeless in its sensual tone . . . Wonderfully entertaining."
--Publishers Weekly

"Thrilling and imaginative . . . [The Pirate's Daughter] is great fun. I enjoyed it so much I read it in one swift sitting."
--The Times (London)

About the Author

Robert Girardi was educated at Catholic schools in Europe and at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He holds an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop and was a recipient of a James Michener Fellowship in 1989. He lives in Washington, DC.