Book Description Ash Callahan... The Irishman whose life's work is going up in flames in Boston. A carpenter by trade, his true talent lies in carving grand nautical figureheads, the lifelike depictions of mermaids, sea legends, and such. The type found in wild defiance at the prows of the mighty, masted sailing ships of yore. Clippers and galleons. Pirate ships. Only now, that life he's worked for is all but--gone. Colby Quaid......