Flying Dutch

An accountant hunts for an immortal ship captain to stop him from cashing in an insurance policy that could bankrupt Britain in this humorous fantasy.

Vanderdecker knows quite well the problems drinking can get you into. The ordinary Dutch sea captain and his crew took one swig from the wrong bottle, turned immortal, and have since been circling the globe for four hundred years learning to cope with stinky side effects.

Meanwhile, an ancient insurance policy could spell trouble for the world’s economy. It’s up to mild-mannered accountant Jane Doland to track down Vanderdecker and stop the captain and his crew from cashing in…

“Flying Dutch is full of alchemists, idiots, ancient mariners and common everyday twits, just the sort of people most likely to misunderstand one another and thus cause all kinds of amusement. . . . Remarkable for its ingenious retelling of a familiar myth, but what makes the novel work is Holt’s sardonic, breezy tone.” —Los Angeles Times