Vow of Vengeance

BLACKBEARD IS BACK WITH HIS VOW OF VENGEANCE!

As the wedge of death races down toward his neck, Blackbeard utters a vow of vengeance which would not be addressed until 287 years later.

Debut novelist and veteran criminal lawyer Danny T. Ferguson has brought Blackbeard back to life in the year 2002 when a dna-certified descendant of Blackbeard, a modern day sea rogue from North Carolina's Outer Banks, seeks to fulfill his reverred patriarch's ancient Vow of Vengeance.

In his high speed Fountain yacht, the blackbearded, drug-dealing murderer speeds north through the coastal waters of North Carolina, chased by Gunny Vernon, a retired Marine, who is desperately seeking to rescue his kidnapped daughter.

Young lawyer, Grayson Forest, fresh out of JAG, is on a mission of his own. Appointed to represent a young man charged with triple murder under Virginia's brand new fast track death penalty law, he struggles against a stacked deck to save his client from execution.

With his client strapped into the electric chair awaiting the jolt that will end his life, the lives of four men - two good and two evil - are zealeously headed on a quadruple collision course, a course destined to change the legal and political future of America.

Hampton Roads Harbor and the historic Chamberln Hotel provide the setting for the grand finale, where the surrogate of Satan meets the emisary of goodness for an unforgettable coup de grasse.

This 390 page hardback political-legal thriller is packed with nail-biting suspense and laced with swashbuckling pirate legend. The story pits love and duty against hate and greed, while conveying a sobering message about the human spirit and the preservation of justice in America.