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John Pearce #12
The Perils of Command
1794. Fresh from battle in the Gulf of Ambracia with the villainous Turk Mehmet Pasha, Lieutenant John Pearce and his trusty Pelicans arrive in the Italian port of Brindisi, with captures in tow and his wounded superior, Henry Digby, in a convalescent state. Their landing in the harbour is met by crowds and local dignitaries who insist Digby is attended to by their best physician. Free from authority, Pearce travels to Naples to track down his lover, Emily Barclay. But upon finding her, Emily reveals astonishing news that will send her back to her brutish husband and Pearce’s longstanding enemy, Captain Ralph Barclay, to avoid further scandal. As Pearce sets out for Leghorn to challenge Barclay and persuade him to desist in his pursuit, Barclay hatches his own scheme to thwart the headstrong lieutenant. Faced with bloody sea battles, conspiracies to defeat him and utter chicanery, John Pearce must confront his most dangerous feud yet as his enemies will stop at nothing to see his blood on their swords.
248 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 19, 2015
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David Donachie
167 books63 followersaka Tom Connery, Johnny 'Two Combs' Howard, Jack Ludlow.
David Donachie was born in Edinburgh in 1944. He has had a variety of jobs, including selling everything from business machines to soap. He has always had an abiding interest in the naval history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which he drew upon for the many novels he has set in that period. The author of a number of bestselling books, he now lives in Deal with his wife, fellow A&B author Sarah Grazebrook.
David Donachie was born in Edinburgh in 1944. He has had a variety of jobs, including selling everything from business machines to soap. He has always had an abiding interest in the naval history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which he drew upon for the many novels he has set in that period. The author of a number of bestselling books, he now lives in Deal with his wife, fellow A&B author Sarah Grazebrook.
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September 12, 2021
Outrageous
Easy reading to stop worrying about the pandemic that is sweeping the country it's better than the rubbish that is passing itself off as good viewing by the BBC in thankful that I have found a writer who can keep us informed about the brutality of the fight against the french at sea and the harshness of the way the injured were treated.a real eye opener
Easy reading to stop worrying about the pandemic that is sweeping the country it's better than the rubbish that is passing itself off as good viewing by the BBC in thankful that I have found a writer who can keep us informed about the brutality of the fight against the french at sea and the harshness of the way the injured were treated.a real eye opener
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