The Pirates by Morgan Robertson
John McCormick
A stolen warship slips out of a fog-covered harbor, carrying a group of escaped prisoners and a naval officer they never expected to find aboard. In The Pirates by Morgan Robertson, William Denman awakens at sea to discover that the navy’s fastest destroyer has fallen into the hands of desperate men determined to win their freedom. Among the fugitives is John Forsythe, a former friend whose bitter rivalry with Denman began years earlier. Their last fight left Denman with a humiliation he has never overcome. Although he has since earned a reputation for courage, the sight of Forsythe brings back his deepest doubts. Now that private struggle threatens to complicate his duty to recover the ship. Outnumbered, Denman accepts freedom to move aboard in exchange for his word that he will not interfere with the escape. The agreement leaves him caught between his obligations as an officer and his promise to his captors. Meanwhile, pursuing warships close in, wireless messages reveal ne