Have you ever felt like escaping to your own desert island?

Jane Gaskin did exactly that, trading in the family home to begin a new life in the

tropics.

But she soon discovers that Paradise has its secrets.

I'm Alice Levine, and this is the price of Paradise,

the island dream that ends in kidnap, corruption, and murder.

Wish you were here.

Follow the price of Paradise Now, wherever you listen to podcasts.

This is John Matcher, conversation with Sean Kingsley and Rex Cowan.

Their new book, The Pirate King, The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery, the birth of the Golden Age of

Piracy.

How golden?

Sean explains exactly.

What Henry did was he stole more than anybody

that ever imagined could be stolen, and he stole from the richest man in the

solar system at the time, late 17th century. But that's just the beginning of the tale because

ahead is Daniel the foe, spying for the king, adventures in Scotland, the United Kingdom

itself, Henry Avery and the treasure still missing.

Here's the introduction of Henry Avery becoming too hot to

handle. He steals too big at the beginning. More of this later.

Yeah that's exactly what happens.

So, you know, we're in India.

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