
Description
Volume #15 in the John Pearce Adventures. 1796: Lieutenant John Pearce is hiding in the smugglers' hub of Gravelines with his mysterious companion, known only to him as Oliphant, trapped in French territory with no way out. Although they find a crew willing to take them to England, they discover on the journey that Pearce's old enemies, the Tolland brothers, are still active on the route.
Product Details
Publisher | McBooks Press |
Publish Date | September 01, 2023 |
Pages | 382 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781493074037 |
Dimensions | 7.8 X 5.1 X 0.8 inches | 0.8 pounds |
About the Author
David Donachie (1944-2023) was born in Edinburgh. He always had an abiding interest in military history, including ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, the British navy of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the clandestine services during the Second World War. He had more than fifty published novels to his credit, with over a million combined sales. David lived in Deal, the historic English seaport on the border of the English Channel and the North Sea.
Reviews
Compelling. . . . For lovers of a sea-yarn there's plenty of salty business, both aship and ashore.
Exciting and unpredictable.
High adventure and detection; cunningly spliced battle scenes which reek of blood and brine; excitements on terra firma to match
High-speed epic from an ace storyteller.
Outflanking and out-gunning C. S. Forester.
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