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About The Book
The fifth volume in The Privateersman Mysteries
1795: The discovery of an abandoned Spanish merchant ship off the coast of America plunges the Ludlows into a far-reaching conspiracy fueled by jealousy, ambition, and nationalistic fervor. The Bucephalas lies trapped under the gaping muzzles of the forty-two-pounder Spanish guns of the New Orleans harbor fort. It quickly becomes clear that the corridors of the governor's residence are just as busy with treachery, double-dealing, and murder as the back alleys of the sweltering city outside. Harry Ludlow must win freedom for his ship in a deadly game played out in the dark woods of the American hinterland.
1795: The discovery of an abandoned Spanish merchant ship off the coast of America plunges the Ludlows into a far-reaching conspiracy fueled by jealousy, ambition, and nationalistic fervor. The Bucephalas lies trapped under the gaping muzzles of the forty-two-pounder Spanish guns of the New Orleans harbor fort. It quickly becomes clear that the corridors of the governor's residence are just as busy with treachery, double-dealing, and murder as the back alleys of the sweltering city outside. Harry Ludlow must win freedom for his ship in a deadly game played out in the dark woods of the American hinterland.
Product Details
- Publisher: McBooks Press (April 21, 2026)
- Length: 426 pages
- ISBN13: 9781493095278
Raves and Reviews
“High adventure and detection cunningly spliced.”
– Times of London Literary Review
“Donachie has made Ludlow the most compulsively readable amateur detective since Dick Francis' latest ex-jockey."
– Cambridge Evening News
“A must for armchair mariners. . . . It's superb stuff.”
– Manchester 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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