Towards the end of the Civil War a Union Navy ironclad sinks a tall mast schooner attempting to run the Blockade off the coast of Virginia. One hundred and thirty years the descendants of the ironclad commander start mysteriously dying in New Bedford Massachusetts. Private detective Max Parker is drawn into the case though an act of heroism! As the body count rises, Max struggles to understand the reason, losing some of his close friends to the mystery along the way. From an emotional beginning, through nonstop action, the reader will be enthralled all the way to a fast pace ending!