"Henry meets Cole in a spooky cemetery for a quick hook-up during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. During their encounter, Henry finds a beautiful object in a pile of dirt. They take it back to Henry’s hotel room and discover they have picked up an ancient and very valuable crucifix.
Suddenly, they find themselves haunted by the ghost of Jean Lafitte, a French pirate from the 19th Century who wants his treasure returned. Unfortunately there is nowhere to hide from a ghost, even among the thousands of people in town for the celebrations. If they don’t give it back, the ghost has a particularly cruel fate awaiting them. What will Henry and Cole do?"
The Privateer’s Cross by Alex Morgan “You don’t believe me, do ya?” John LeBeau raised a beefy, tattooed arm and took a long drag on his cigarette. He winked at the young man standing next to him. Henry Gastineau crossed his arms over his chest, fixing John with an unbelieving look. “That you’re a grave digger here in New Orleans? The water table is only a foot down, which is why people are buried above ground. So, no. Not for a second.” John half-laughed and half-coughed as he exhaled smoke. It seemed to glow in the dark, illuminated by a streetlight which stood a short distance away. “Does this face look like it could lie to you?” “Yes!” Both men burst out laughing. Henry considered John to be rugged but not handsome at all. Ink covered most of his upper torso, up his neck, visible