As the drumbeat of the American Revolution grows ever closer, Scottish Highlander turned American patriot Duncan McCallum must navigate treacherous cultural and political waters if he's to secure a fighting chance for the fledgling nation in this gripping installment in the award-winning Bone Rattler series After narrowly avoiding an untimely death in London at the hands of the king's secret agents, Duncan McCallum returns to colonial America only to discover that his troubles have followed him across the Atlantic. The harbortown of Marblehead, Massachusetts is a powder keg of simmering rage as British loyalists and advocates for liberty feverishly maneuver to determine the future of the colonies. When a Native American sailor is scapegoated for a string of gruesome waterfront murders of prominent Army officers, McCallum will have to face-off against a dangerous adversary with ties to the crown. Soliciting the assistance of such notable historical figures as John Hancock, Crispus Attucks, and John and Samuel Adams, the Scottish Highlander must rely on his knowledge of medical arts, subterfuge, and diplomacy to find a way to appease or outwit those on all sides threatening violence if he's to preserve the status quo and prevent a war that seems increasingly inevitable. Just as Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander series took readers on a thrilling journey through the Napoleonic Wars, Freedom's Ghost and the Bone Rattler series offers riveting historical adventures for readers who want to feel as if they're joining in on the action, the clashes, and the intrigue of the American Revolution.