Army deserter Abel de Santiago has all but avenged his murdered wife, when he is captured and sold as a galley slave. As the Spanish Armada sails for Calais Roads in May 1588, there cannot be a soul aboard more reluctant than him.

After a crushing defeat to the English fleet, the Spanish ships are battered by extraordinary storms. Santiago soon finds himself washed ashore in Ireland, a country terrorised by men that the natives call Sassenachs.

Santiago's faint hopes of survival appear dashed when he is captured by the brutal Sheriff of Sligo, who has orders from Dublin to torture and kill all Spanish castaways.

An unlikely twist of fate leaves Santiago fleeing Sligo with a jewelled ring worth a King's ransom. His escape leads to a desperate chase across a strange and stunning land, where danger lurks at every turn.

So begins THE SHERIFF'S CATCH, being Part 1 of THE SASSANA STONE PENTALOGY