The Mark of the Golden Dragon is a historical fiction novel by L.A. Meyer. It was published in September 2011. The Bloody Jack series begins with Bloody Jack, Curse of the Blue Tattoo, Under the Jolly Roger, In the Belly of the Bloodhound, Mississippi Jack, My Bonny Light Horseman, Rapture of the Deep, and The Wake of the Lorelei Lee, and continues in Viva Jacquelina!, Boston Jacky, and Wild Rover No More. Plot overview Having regained possession of her ship, Jacky plans to sail back to European waters along with members of HMS Dart and HMS Cerberus, but a typhoon separates her from the three ships when she is knocked overboard attempting to save Ravi, her little Indian companion. She washes ashore with Ravi, and navigates the land until she reunites with her friends on Nancy B. There she learns that Jaimy is quickly losing his sanity, believing that she had died, and resolves to clear his name and save his tortured mind. Plot summary The book starts with a prologue. It depicts the funeral of Jacky Faber. Chapter one starts with Jacky retelling the past events. Jacky is now the captain of Lorelei Lee, while Jaimy is the captain of Cerberus. Joseph Jared is in charge of HMS Dart. All three ships are passing through the Strait of Malacca. Jacky, Jaimy, and Jared along with other officers are joined on Lorelei Lee. HMS Dart was under orders to escort Cerberus to Australia and back. It is decided that Lorelei Lee will return to Boston, while HMS Dart and Cerberus will sail to London and will settle disputes there. It is also decided that along the way they will take as many French and Spanish ships as they can. Ravi is now serving the group wine. He asks why Jacky is singing a song about drinking Admiral Nelson's blood. Jacky tells the story of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, the hero of the Battle of Trafalgar. Nelson was shot down on the deck of HMS Victory. Not wanting to bury him at sea, the other officers decide to bring his body back to England. They put Nelson's body in a cask and fill it with rum, to preserve his body til they arrive in England. When they arrive in England, the rum was gone from the cask, it being drunk by the sailors. This is why a cup of Nelson's blood