Publisher's Synopsis
For fans of Jules Verne and The Wild Wild West: The year is 1884 and new inventions and new technology are changing everything. Pirates rule the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, patrolling in an advanced and mysterious black boat, destroying anyone who dares to oppose them. When young Molly Adams asks Nathan Hayes for his help after her uncle is killed, Nathan has a choice to make. Will he look the other way, or will he become the hero that no one thought he could be?