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Handsome Lt. Nicholas Chenevix, believing his beloved Madeleine to be dead at the hands of the French, returned to his royal Navy ship "Kite." While Napoleon's armies were gathering strength, Chenevix struggled to break the cipher of the secret message from a dead British agent.
On the "Kite, " Chenevix battled with a priggish civilian and Barbary pirates, while coming ever closer in his efforts with the cipher. Chenevix sailed back to rejoin his commander, Lord Nelson, only to face court-martial charges.
His efforts with the cipher motivated his superiors to order him back to the ruthless city of Cadiz, where he must recklessly risk his life!