The Wrecker

"The Wrecker" by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne is a tale likely from the late 1800s, which is filled with adventure and set among the Marquesas Islands. The book follows Loudon Dodd, an artist with a murky past, as he chases his dreams and deals within the risky world of ships and trade in the South Seas. The story kicks off in Tai-o-hae, where the arrival of a strange ship stirs up the town. Dodd meets a local with tattoos and a man named Mr. Havens, and through their stories, hints of danger and greed start to come into the light, drawing the reader into a world where life is cheap and fortunes are there for the taking.