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Matthew Loftus #2
Devil of a Fix
Swashbuckling adventure and drama from the author of Matthew’s Prize.
It is 1702, and in the lawless Caribbean, young Matthew Loftus vows to captain his ship, the Cornelius, by honest trade rather than piracy and plunder. But his crew lusts after the spoils that their fast, well-armed ship can win, and discontent begins to rumble.
Pursued by the English Navy on a false charge of mutiny, Matthew must evade the King’s ships and escape the attention of ruthless privateers. His only chance of pardon rests with a secret almanac that promises that great prize – to solve the Longitude. But is the almanac what it seems? Through wild gales and fierce sea battles, uprisings and reversals of fortune, Matthew sails his beloved schooner towards victory.
It is 1702, and in the lawless Caribbean, young Matthew Loftus vows to captain his ship, the Cornelius, by honest trade rather than piracy and plunder. But his crew lusts after the spoils that their fast, well-armed ship can win, and discontent begins to rumble.
Pursued by the English Navy on a false charge of mutiny, Matthew must evade the King’s ships and escape the attention of ruthless privateers. His only chance of pardon rests with a secret almanac that promises that great prize – to solve the Longitude. But is the almanac what it seems? Through wild gales and fierce sea battles, uprisings and reversals of fortune, Matthew sails his beloved schooner towards victory.
- GenresFiction
320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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June 7, 2017
Questionable Writing
It is obvious that the author has a strong vocabulary and yet he insists on using unknown words and perhaps seeks to provide some semblance of terms and spelling from the sixteenth century! In addition, there are quite a few typos. The nautical references are mostly accurate and the sailing descriptions are well-written. The plot is reasonable though strung out too much. I expected more from this author.
It is obvious that the author has a strong vocabulary and yet he insists on using unknown words and perhaps seeks to provide some semblance of terms and spelling from the sixteenth century! In addition, there are quite a few typos. The nautical references are mostly accurate and the sailing descriptions are well-written. The plot is reasonable though strung out too much. I expected more from this author.
December 3, 2018
Review of devices of a fix
Well written and good story line however confusing during parts of the story where good or bad sets of documents were at. Principals were very well classified for the roles. Good read to the end..
Well written and good story line however confusing during parts of the story where good or bad sets of documents were at. Principals were very well classified for the roles. Good read to the end..
May 5, 2021
Navigation lessons
Very good story, with some clever plots. Although I am a trained Navigator, the navigation details where beyond me, in the end I started to by pass them.All in all a good book.
Very good story, with some clever plots. Although I am a trained Navigator, the navigation details where beyond me, in the end I started to by pass them.All in all a good book.
February 5, 2017
Had problems with navigation
The books that I enjoy most are at least remotely believable. This is way short of that. Seems like there are big holes in the story, somewhat hard to follow and I own the Set and will not read the rest. 3 stars only because I read it all. Not recommended.
The books that I enjoy most are at least remotely believable. This is way short of that. Seems like there are big holes in the story, somewhat hard to follow and I own the Set and will not read the rest. 3 stars only because I read it all. Not recommended.
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