Curse of the Kingsmans 3: Escape of Absolon - Curse of the Kingsmans, #3

Servant boy at the Kingsley household Absolon couldn't believe his good fortune when his handsome and charismatic father rescued him and his mother from a lifetime of drudgery. No longer required to slave for a living, Absolon was able to realise his life-long dream of becoming a scholar. Then he discovered his father was really a notorious pirate captain – Aidan Thomas, the Prince of Darkness.

At his Aidan's execution Absolon is recognised by one of his father's old crewmates. Snake and a small group of pirates have managed to escape the authorities and hide out in a safe-house. Snake wants to find out the truth behind Aidan's betrayal and believes Absolon can help him.

Absolon thinks Sarah Kingsley, one of Aidan's former lovers, might have more information. Unfortunately Sarah knows Absolon from he used to work in her kitchens. She treated him abominably, calling him names and pulling his hair. Absolon does not believe he has the confidence or wisdom to deal with her, so Aidan's former crewmates decide he needs a little more education in the ways of the world before he can see her.

Soon Absolon is running back and forth between a murderous band of wanted cutthroats and one notorious but fiercely intelligent nymphomaniac. Can the naïve young man even manage to survive long enough to discover who really betrayed Aidan Thomas on the 6th of August, 1705?