“This is a savage, heart-pounding novel 'by one of the Canon’s great villains and full, as Silver himself says “of treasure, as there is such pleasure in the telling of it, like nipping from a glass of brandy in the eventide, a long eventide made of odds and chances with a red dawn in the the reckoning. And, he should be sure not to leave out the blood.'” -- MacMillan Library, SMP Winter 2008   There is a strong belief by many that people are born good.  Are they?  Others believe that people come into this world with sin.  What drives us to perform acts of kindness and what propels us to do evil?  These are the questions that I raise in SILVER.    Long John Silver is funny, strong, charming and handsome. He rose from abject poverty to great power and wealth.  He finds the woman of his dreams.  But, does he ever truly rise above his humble beginnings?  Is he happy?  Mary is the love of his life, and yet he spends most of his life solving ciphers and clues, searching for the answer to a profound mystery that goes back hundreds of years.   Why do we like this villain so much?  Why are we attracted to him and his band of pirates, each one more nefarious than the next?   Silver tells the story of his life in my novel, but can we trust him?  We find him, when the novel begins, locked in his cabin by a captain that he knows but refuses to name.  Why?  What does this captain know about Mary, the love of Silver's life?  Is there really a treasure or is it just dust that falls through their hands?   These are the questions that I raise in SILVER, as we walk through Londontown of old, plunder, roam the high seas, find love and search for the answers to a great mystery.

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