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'A salty blend of seafaring adventure and whodunit' Literary Review
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A high-seas adventure that will delight fans of Patrick O'Brian
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1787. Captain Edward Brazier is wounded and in desperate need of medical attention, but those from whom he could seek help have no idea where he is - although neither do his enemies.
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John Pearce and his Pelicans are going home to gain their freedom and put the treacherous Captain Ralph Barclay in the dock. Emily Barclay discovers Pearce has papers that would ruin her husband's career and her future security. Back on British soil, the real concerns have just b...egun.
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1796. Pearce and his wife Emily are in living in Bath, when Minister of War Henry Dundas turns up and suggests a second mission to the Vendee. The proposed expedition looks promising and Pearce takes the bait. Once at sea, however, Pearce and his crew encounter a French fleet and... an indecisive battle ensues off the Ile de Groix.
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1787. Captain Edward Brazier is headed to Deal to propose marriage to Betsey Langridge. But between Betsy's brother prohibiting the match, and Brazier marked out for trouble by a local smuggling gang, his plans are in disarray. When it emerges that there may have been an old inju...stice closer to home, he is caught up in more than he'd bargained for.
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The latest on former press-ganged sailor turned officer John Pearce's adventures. The Allied forces have the daunting task of destroying the dockyard and ships at Toulon before the Republican Army can get their hands on it all
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John Pearce is hiding in Gravelines with his mysterious companion, known to him as Oliphant. Although they find a crew willing to take them back to England, they learn on the journey that Pearce's old enemies, the Tolland brothers, are still active on the route, and may have been... responsible for the murder of Catherine Carruthers.
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John Pearce is going home. But first he must avoid capture by an Algerine warship, having his Pelicans pressed into a British frigate and that's before they are at risk of being hanged for desertion once home. Then there is the problem of Emily Barclay and their son Adam. By cunn...ing and bluff he protects his friends, but not his troubled love life.
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'A must for armchair mariners . . . It's superb stuff' -- Manchester Evening News
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