Benito Ceren by Herman Melville

When an American captain boards a Spanish slave ship adrift at sea, he finds its crew strangely silent and its captain unnerved. As he tries to make sense of the situation, subtle clues begin to reveal a far more sinister reality. The plot unfolds slowly, building toward a shocking reversal. A tense and morally complex tale of deception, rebellion, and blindness. A masterful exploration of power and perception.