The hero of the novel "The Sea Wolves", adventurer Arnold Messenger, decides to rob a ship transporting gold bars from England to the continent. The plan was almost a success, but Messenger's ship was caught in a storm and sank in a lagoon off the coast of Spain, where a gang of cruel pirates led by a woman was operating... On the sea routes from Europe to America, cases of disappearances of merchant and passenger ships have become more frequent. Detective Martin Hall is on the trail of the mysterious "golden ship" and its captain, the bloodthirsty pirate Black. However, Hall dies, and his comrade, Mark Strong, sets sail to complete the investigation, not even imagining what terrible trials await him ahead...Sir Max Pemberton (1863-1950) - famous British short story writer and publisher, author of popular adventure and mystical stories novels.