A mysterious ghost story, a gripping thriller, a historical adventure! Virginia and Professor MacNara, a famous archaeologist, come upon a 500-year-old galleon on the beach of a deserted village. The ship, laden with a mysterious artifact, once belonged to Christopher Columbus! It was thought to have simply vanished, but strangely, everything on board looks as though the mighty ship was abandoned only yesterday. The ravages of time do not appear to have left a trace… When Professor MacNara inexplicably dies, Virginia begins to pierce the veil of these mysteries in her search for the murderer.