1913. Arabella Syme's dream holiday in the Hawaiian Islands is becoming a nightmare. Her brother is behaving strangely, and her romance with charismatic hotelier, Gabriel Kana, threatens to break her heart. Gabriel Kana, the owner of exclusive Attworth House on Maui, is preoccupied by the garrotting of a local ferry captain, and hotel guests are terrified of a visiting yacht and its mysterious owner Jacob Mort. Arabella's brother disappears. Jacob Mort confronts her with a story of her brother's toxic chemical shipments to Europe as well as a ransom demand. She is trapped in a web of smuggling, intrigue and murder. But Arabella is resourceful and modern...and she has a plan. She can outwit Jacob Mort, rescue her brother, forget Gabriel Kana and sail home to Melbourne. Or can she?