The Contraband Shore
David Donachie
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
The first volume in The Contraband Shore trilogy. 1787: Captain Edward Brazier is on a mission. Recently paid off from his frigate and comfortable with prize money, he is headed to Deal to propose marriage to the lovely young widow Betsey Langridge. And while there, he must navigate the bustle of the town's narrow streets busy with illicit and depraved business flowing from and around the ships at anchor. But all does not go well; between Betsey's brother and guardian, Henry Tulkington, prohibiting the match and Brazier being marked out for trouble by a local smuggling gang, his plans are in disarray. And when it slowly emerges that there may have been a decades-old injustice closer to home, Brazier is caught up in more than he'd bargained for.
Product Details
Price
$24.95
$23.20
Publisher
McBooks Press
Publish Date
August 01, 2023
Pages
352
Dimensions
5.12 X 7.72 X 0.94 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781493074051
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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
It is a pleasure to read a novel so convincing in its detail, and the description of a complete smuggling operation (although aborted) shows expert planning and sharp-witted improvisation.
A rollicking, highly charged read, full of eighteenth-century atmosphere.
