Coy is a suspended sailor without a ship. At an auction in Barcelona, he meets a beautiful woman obsessed with the Dei Gloria, a Jesuit ship sunk by pirates in the seventeenth century. Tánger uses her considerable skills with men and her expertise with atlases and nautical maps to search for the ship's rumored lost treasure. Coy is quickly drawn into the search, and finds himself falling in love as they seek their fortune together. Or do they?

Their journey becomes dangerous. Does the treasure really exist? Are there secrets dwelling in the depths of the sea? And what of the depths of the heart? This suspensefully plotted novel combines the richness of atmosphere we have come to expect from Arturo Pérez-Reverte with the addictive romance and mystery of the sea. A riveting read, it is an unforgettable adventure.

阿图罗·佩雷斯–雷维特（Arturo Pérez-Reverte）

1951年出生，具有全球影响的西班牙作家，作品畅销50多个国家和地区，被誉为西班牙的“国民作家”。

1986年，处女作《轻骑兵》出版，在西班牙文坛崭露头角。之后《佛兰德斯棋盘》（1990）、《第九道门》（1993）等重要作品相继问世，逐渐成为西班牙语小说世界最受欢迎的作家。随着《航海图》（2000）、《南方女王》（2002）等作品的畅销并被翻译到海外，逐渐获得全球声誉，成为第一个登上《纽约时报》畅销榜榜首的西班牙作家。

2003年，因其巨大影响与成就，被授予西班牙皇家学院院士称号；2008年，荣获法国国家功勋骑士勋章。