Having said that, if you are like me and haven't read the others, you definitely won't be disappointed or have a hard time reading this. Set back in the early 1600’s, it ventures through Paris, Amsterdam and across to the Canary Islands. Her past being slowly revealed through current events triggering suppressed memories is interesting and adds tension to the story. After the Burning Chambers and The City of Tears, The Ghost Ship is the third part of the story that started when Minou Joubert was nineteen in 1562.

The story was divided in different parts, and the final part was an awesome surprise that made me giddy on my couch! I’ve read both the previous books in the series – The Burning Chambers and The City of Tears – as well as plenty more of Kate Mosse’s other books so I know she is a consummate storyteller and once again she doesn’t disappoint. Appositely placed in the past – this compelling tale of women on a mission to be seen and heard is a tale for today. And the plot is an immersive, fascinating tale of life, loss, love, bravery, survival, tragedy, romance, adventure, religion, politics, war, gender fluidity, sacrifice, revenge, the roles of women in 17th century Europe, and the ins and outs of living on a ship.Her ambition takes her on a wild adventure across the high seas; one involving betrayal, revenge and romance, and captaincy of the feared Ghost Ship, which patrols the seas around the Canary Islands, accosting pirate and slave ships. From 2024, she will appointed to the Board of the British Library and an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Authors. Fiction includes the multimillion-selling Languedoc Trilogy, the Joubert Family Chronicles (the number one bestseller The Burning Chambers , The City of Tears , and The Ghost Ship ), and number one bestselling Gothic fiction.

Yes, she was strong, brave, but Mosse didn’t let Louise lose her femininity, a sense of vulnerability, the occasional lapse in confidence.It was a tense, nail biting race against time that saw the furtive turning of pages at great speed to get it the end and hope for a happy conclusion. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved during the course of their merciless raids, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and the Canary Islands.