It is the mid 1700s...when the British, the Dutch and the French seem forever at loggerheads, flitting in and out of wars and political stalemates.Young Irishman, Daemon Quirk, having abandoned all hope of finding enslaved lover, Kirsten, finds himself beholden to British adventurer, Captain John Standing. Daemon accepts the offer of a role aboard a slave ship bound for the Caribbean. Disaster falls, leaving Daemon to take command of the Durham and deliver the cargo of slaves to the Islands. Determined that the ship and its return cargo are delivered to the rightful owners, Daemon has to resist the tantalizing option provided by a beautiful plantation owner's daughter. Meanwhile he hasn't bargained for a mutinous crew....Kirsten has survived and rises in the ranks of colonial New York society...."Baltimore 1 is a really interesting and good read, full of atmosphere, an intriguing and exciting story line which sets the scene perfectly for the plot that unfolds. I have already ordered my copy of Baltimore 2."Professor Aleksandar Dundjerovi¿, Ph.D.