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(0)David Donachie
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Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
London, 1793. Young firebrand John Pearce, on the run from the authorities, is illegally press-ganged from the Pelican tavern into brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on its way to war. In the first few days, Pearce discovers the Navy is a world in which he can prosper. But he is not alone.
Author
Series
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Language
English
Description
Released from jail, John Pearce is not yet free from the smugglers whose boat he stole - and they want bloody revenge. Evading his pursuers by undertaking a dangerous mission in support of a revolt in France, Pearce must extricate himself from peril - along with an old flame - and rejoin the fleet.
4) HMS Hazard
Author
Series
John Pearce volume 16
Language
English
Description
1796. John Pearce is stuck with a difficult mission, a raw crew of Quota Men forced to enlist in the Royal Navy, four brand new midshipmen as well as Samuel Oliphant, companion cum spy, whom he finds a constant irritant. In his favour he commands HMS Hazard, a sound and speedy warship, a pair of competent officers and, of course, his trusty old friends the Pelicans. Their primary mission is to head for the Mediterranean Fleet and warn Admiral Sir...
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Language
English
Description
John Pearce is hiding in Gravelines with his mysterious companion, known to him as Oliphant. Although they find a crew willing to take them back to England, they learn on the journey that Pearce's old enemies, the Tolland brothers, are still active on the route, and may have been responsible for the murder of Catherine Carruthers. Back in England their problems continue: Pearce must seek to mend fences with Emily Barclay, in a relationship in which...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
John Pearce discovers that Madrid plans to desert the British-led coalition and join the enemy. In company with Lord Langholm, he has taken a Spanish treasure ship. But a violent Atlantic westerly forces them into a deep bay, overlooked by Spaniards who have created a trap with cannon on the heights aimed at the narrow entrance. Pearce must take the lead, exposed to plunging fire, lucky the guns do not quite have the range and, having succeeded, he...
Author
Series
The John Pearce volume 12
Language
English
Description
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 attented by their best physician. Free from authority, Pearce travels to Naples to track down his lover,...
Author
Publisher
Allison & Busby Limited
Language
English
Description
1787. Captain Edward Brazier is on a mission: recently paid off from his frigate and comfortably off with prize money, he is headed to Deal to propose marriage to the young and lovely widow Betsy Vaughan. He must navigate the bustle of the town's narrow streets that are busy with legal, illicit and depraved business flowing from and around the ships at dock. But all does not go well; between Betsy's brother and guardian Alexander Langridge prohibiting...
Author
Series
The John Pearce volume 13
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
1796. Pearce and his wife Emily are in living in Bath, when Minister of War Henry Dundas turns up and suggests a second mission to the Vendee, this time as a liaison between the French emigres intending to land in Brittany and the British naval and military commanders who will accompany them. The proposed expedition looks promising and Pearce takes the bait. Once at sea, however, Pearce and his crew encounter a French fleet and an indecisive battle...
Author
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Stranded in Portsmouth, John Pearce has once again failed to secure the release of those who depended on him - his fellow Pelicans. They have been shipped off to the Mediterranean while he was indulging himself in London. He must take ship and follow them.
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Language
English
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1794. In the wake of the glorious 1st of June, an equivocal success for the Royal Navy over Revolutionary France, John Pearce has pressing matters to which he must attend. He has an urgent commission from Lord Hood, he must track down Midshipman Toby Burns.
Author
Publisher
Clipper Large Print Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Fugitive Billy Houston, keen to bring about a Nazi-run Britain, needs money. Intent on burglary, his victim has in his possession the entire anti-invasion plans for Southern Britain. Billy must get the plans to the German delegation. Will he succeed? If he does, Hitler will lead Britain to a German invasion.
17) Tight lies
Author
Publisher
Clipper Large Print Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
For Brit Jamie Strachan, ex-SAS soldier and long-time friend of Vice-President, Phil Beekman, it looks too perfect. The Veep is ex-Delta Force so he knows how to survive. With the help of feisty New Yorker, Clare Holman, Jamie Strachan is able to access the investigation trying to find him. He is soon mystified and damned curious. Beekman is vying for the Presidential Nomination; he needs to be at the convention. But too many people would prefer him...
19) The dying trade
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Series
Publisher
Clipper Large Print Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Privateersman Harry Ludlow and his partner and brother, James, find that murder and intrigue take up more of their time than the hunt for fat trading vessels. Arriving in the squalid, seething port of Genoa, they find it a tinderbox of tension, fed by the discovery of a hanged British sea captain and packs of English and French sailors.
Author
Series
Privateersman mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Clipper Large Print Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
1793: the onset of Britain's conflict with Revolutionary France. Ex-captain turned privateer, Harry Ludlow finds himself on board the naval 74-gun Magnanime, with his brother James. In command is Oliver Carter, a captain with whom Harry has an unfortunate history.