Publisher's Synopsis
The USS Conestoga is in danger. The ship is towing a rat, a rat that will change the lives of all those on-board.
Alex inherits a secret from his Grandfather. It's a secret of German plots, espionage and terrorism.
The USS Conestoga vanishes just after WWI. Gunner's Mate Benson and his beloved wife Isabella find themselves fleeing San Francisco and racing for the Mexican border, pursued by the last of a German spy-ring.
In the 21st century, Alex finds himself on the trail of this extraordinary story, desperate to uncover the truth about his family's darkest secret.
What does a 1921 Pierce Arrow have to do with the vanished ship?
These are two stories, woven through time and family, reaching into new generations. Old secrets will be revealed, and the USS Conestoga's servicemen have their watery grave acknowledged.
