From Goodreads: A quaint seaside town seems the ideal place for an English summer holiday. Little do its inhabitants suspect, that a century-old curse is about to throw their idyllic existence into turmoil and terror. Wraith-like, the black ghosts of undead mariners spread their cloak of horror over Pegwell Bay, the lure of their cursed gold too much for most to resist. Can Jason Dark and Siu Lin find the key to unlock their secrets and lift the curse from beyond the grave before more innocent townspeople die, or will some villainous trickery put even their own lives in jeopardy.

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This is another great, unique novella by Henkel, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!  I absolutely adored the references to Sherlock Holmes, Watson, H.G Wells, and Jules Verne!  Though Watson was referenced before in Theater of Vampires,  I somehow overlooked the connection between him and Holmes, and feel a little sheepish about it, but that aside, it is blatantly obvious in this story that Henkel is combining characters across history to spur his novella on, and it’s fantastic!  I now know who Herbert really is from Dr. Prometheus and watching Waston interact with Jason Dark was extremely interesting! Though a brief sighting of Holmes resides within the pages of this novella, I am truly hoping that we will meet him in the flesh as the series continues. 

But, Holmes and references to other literary characters aside, this novel is amazing.  There were many different things going on and I love that Jason Dark and Siu Lin are again outside London solving a paranormal mystery.  Five stars.

I received a copy of this novel from the author in exchange for an honest review.