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About The Book
The third volume in The Privateersman Mysteries
1794: Returning to England, Harry and James become embroiled in a vicious struggle between rival smugglers played out in the English Channel. Witnesses to a bloody confrontation, they flee to Deal—only to find that, behind its picturesque façade, the town is a haven for traders in contraband, seething with corruption and violence. The Ludlow brothers’ search for a well-deserved rest quickly turns into a savage contest of wills between Harry and an unseen enemy who intends to protect his livelihood by any means available.
1794: Returning to England, Harry and James become embroiled in a vicious struggle between rival smugglers played out in the English Channel. Witnesses to a bloody confrontation, they flee to Deal—only to find that, behind its picturesque façade, the town is a haven for traders in contraband, seething with corruption and violence. The Ludlow brothers’ search for a well-deserved rest quickly turns into a savage contest of wills between Harry and an unseen enemy who intends to protect his livelihood by any means available.
Product Details
- Publisher: McBooks Press (March 3, 2026)
- Length: 412 pages
- ISBN13: 9781493095100
Raves and Reviews
“High adventure and detection cunningly spliced.”
– Times of London Literary Review
“A must for armchair mariners . . . it’s superb stuff.”
– Manchester Evening News
“With vivid and accurate shipboard action, storm havoc and battle scenes, Donachie has made Ludlow the most compulsively readable amateur detective since Dick Francis’ latest ex-jockey.”
– Cambridge Evening News
(Praise for David Donachie's other books) “Pure adventure with excitement and daring all the way . . . historical fiction at its very best.”
– Historical Novels Review Online
(Praise for David Donachie's other books) “High-speed epic from an ace storyteller.”
– Daily Sport
(Praise for David Donachie's other books) “Exciting and unpredictable.”
– The Bookbag
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