From the blue waters of the Caribbean and the Florida Keys to the wind-swept wilds of the Outer Banks, Pirate Hunter combines the romantic populari...
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Aug 03, 2011
Thanks to Bethany House Publishers for the review copy. Pirate Hunter is the tale of two young men, separated by hundreds of years but connected by a ship lying beneath the waters of the coast of Florida. One young man, Bold Ted, is the apprentice to a pirate who patrols the waters for loot with the unofficial sanction of the British government. Jumping ahead from the 18th to the 21st century, the other man is Greg Rhode, a marine archaeologist working for a treasure-hunting firm in the Florida
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Dec 30, 2011
Precentor
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A highly enjoyable swashbuckling tale--in the chapters it actually was a pirate's story.
The book splits between a modern(read:sappy romance) story and the pirating life of Bold Ted in 1623. After trying a few chapters from the modern plot line I stopped; it just wasn't going to be a beneficial use of my time.
However! The book receives four stars in regards to it's pirate plot line. Very well done, very true to the realities of life; it did not pull any punches about the slav More...
The book splits between a modern(read:sappy romance) story and the pirating life of Bold Ted in 1623. After trying a few chapters from the modern plot line I stopped; it just wasn't going to be a beneficial use of my time.
However! The book receives four stars in regards to it's pirate plot line. Very well done, very true to the realities of life; it did not pull any punches about the slav More...
Jul 16, 2009
Clockstein
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Pirate Hunter by Tom Morrisey is a wonderfully written adventure story mixed with a little faith and a lot of history. Greg Rhode is just out of college and lucky to find a job working on Phil Rackham's ship salvage operation out of Key West. His investigation of a wreck brings up gemstones that have a fascinating history that only the reader will ever know. Bold Ted was captured as a slave and then rescued by pirate Captain Henry Thatch. He signs on as a member of the Regent crew, which puts hi
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Sep 11, 2011
Ashley
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Pirate Hunter by Tom Morrisey is one of those fun reads. A pirate on the Caribbean seas--a la Captain Jack Sparrow. <3 him. A modern treasure hunter, fresh out of school and ready to explore the Key West coast for buried treasure...a love story that has a laugh out loud moment of clarity.
Though separated by time, the main characters share a family trial that forces them into a confrontation of sons and fathers.
Read it because Morrisey is an excellent story teller. Fi More...
Though separated by time, the main characters share a family trial that forces them into a confrontation of sons and fathers.
Read it because Morrisey is an excellent story teller. Fi More...
Jul 14, 2010
Margaret
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This novel is not incredible, but very enjoyable. Each page and chapter keeps a reader thirsting for what comes next. In a way this is both a contemporary novel and a historical. Just about every other chapter is in two different stories that are very different, but at the same time similar in theory and lesson. The characters are easy to come to admire and appreciate even the proverbial "bad guys". At times in some chapters there were parts where I felt that I was overrun with inform
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Nov 05, 2009
Kristen
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Not sure why I am reading this other than it was easy to grab while the kids amused themselves at the library. Sigh.
Ok - I finished the book. It was pretty insipid. The plot alternated between past and present and flashbacks for the present narrator. The author was hellbent on making the two fun eras run parallel to each other but it was like ramming a papaya into a square hole with Gallagher's mallet. Bleah. I found myself skimming to enjoy the underwater archaeology scenes an More...
Ok - I finished the book. It was pretty insipid. The plot alternated between past and present and flashbacks for the present narrator. The author was hellbent on making the two fun eras run parallel to each other but it was like ramming a papaya into a square hole with Gallagher's mallet. Bleah. I found myself skimming to enjoy the underwater archaeology scenes an More...
Mar 16, 2011
Traci
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A decent book that blends a pirate story with a modern treasure hunter story. I wasn't aware that this book was considered "Christian fiction" until it started showing up in the novel, and I was a bit surprised, but the religion part didn't overly saturate the novel, so it didn't bother me. The two stories don't really intersect until the end and the resolution was a bit anticlimactic for my taste. A little too "happy ever after," I guess.
Feb 13, 2010
Rebornbutterfly
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Pirate Hunter is one of those great historical books which ties in a contemporary story – and still makes complete sense. Tom Morrisey didn’t spend too much time on one half of the story while neglecting the other half. The combination of the two stories was fun to read, as he would mirror the ending of the chapter with the beginning of the next.
It’s been a while since i read this, but i can still remember the characters and in pretty vivid detail. It really reminds of Clive Cussler More...
It’s been a while since i read this, but i can still remember the characters and in pretty vivid detail. It really reminds of Clive Cussler More...
Aug 09, 2010
Marsha
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Interesting stories that mirror each other in the past and the present. I quite enjoyed how the stories overlap and reflect each other but only really intertwine at the end. Made me want to go rewatch all the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
Mar 01, 2010
Erik
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A lot of it was more about father/son troubles rather than about actual pirating. Still enjoyed it though.
Jan 27, 2010
Julieanne
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The author has done his homework in studying pirates, privateering, slavery, deep sea diving, etc. Loved having two separate stories going on at one time, that only intertwined, basically, at the very end of the book. Segues from chapter to chapter were cool, too. I really enjoyed this clean yet interesting book.
Oct 02, 2009
Sally
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Eighty pages in and enjoying it. For not being a big fan of water, I love deep-sea diving adventures.
Jul 06, 2009
Anne-marie
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Starts a little slow, more when I'm finished...great for scuba divers, eventually redeems itself with a page turning ending.
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