The Alchemist of the Sea (The Alchemist’s Passage Book 5)

Description

A seafaring mystery set two centuries apart.

In 1802, a sudden tempest blows the sailing ship Orpheus into the port of Batavia, Dutch Java. There Captain Matthew Barrett takes on a last minute cargo—a mysterious engraved box.

As the Orpheus ploughs homeward through turquoise seas, and strange events befall the ship and her crew, Matthew suspects an uncanny presence is onboard.

In 1984, Ellie Forrest joins an expedition to find the wreck of the Orpheus, financed by a mysterious benefactor. When circumstances on the research vessel begin to mirror those on the lost ship, Ellie fears the wreck contains an ancient elixir—a substance so powerful it continues to influence sailors and the sea.

Separated by time, Ellie and Matthew face perils, enemies and twists, for when alchemy and magic converge with the heart, the truth will always be unexpected.