Black Tides

Historical Action Adventure (Nick LaBounty Series, Book 3)

By: Jay C. LaBarge

Narrated by: Samuel E. Hoke

A quest to find a fabled pirate treasure, uncover a legendary lost colony, and solve the secrets of piracy’s Golden Age.

At the soaring height of the Golden Age of Piracy in the year 1717, a young boy takes to the high seas with a ragtag gang of marauders to seek his fortune. His mentor is none other than the infamous pirate lord Blackbeard, a cruel and cunning leader with ties to a priceless treasure that has been lost to time. But the boy saw the fortune with his own eyes – if only he can live long enough to tell the tale.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke disappeared without a trace. Search parties arrived to find over a hundred colonists missing with nothing but a single enigmatic word left etched behind. Dead-set on unraveling a nearly 500-year-old mystery, renowned archaeologist Nick LaBounty embarks on an ambitious quest to solve America’s first-ever missing persons' case. His search will take him to legendary Ocracoke Island, where Blackbeard met his grisly demise just offshore.

Facing two long-buried mysteries, both inextricably woven together by fate, Nick joins forces with his brother and Native American muse – alongside a salty old sailor – to follow a sparse trail of enigmatic clues and bring old secrets to light. Finding out what happened to the colonists will settle a mystery that has haunted historians for centuries... and it could lead him to a treasure for the ages.

©2024 Jay LaBarge (P)2024 Jay LaBarge

Enjoyed it very much!

Even though you don't need to read the first two books, it helps to understand the history between the main characters. BUT,, it is a good book stand alone book which I enjoyed very much.