Contraband Shore

1787. Captain Edward Brazier is headed to Deal to propose marriage to Betsey Langridge. But between Betsy's brother prohibiting the match, and Brazier marked out for trouble by a local smuggling gang, his plans are in disarray. When it emerges that there may have been an old injustice closer to home, he is caught up in more than he'd bargained for.

About the author

Born in Edinburgh in 1944, David Donachie 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. The author of a number of bestselling books, he now lives in Deal, Kent with his wife, the novelist Sarah Grazebrook and their two children.

Summary

1787. Captain Edward Brazier is headed to Deal to propose marriage to Betsey Langridge. But between Betsy's brother prohibiting the match, and Brazier marked out for trouble by a local smuggling gang, his plans are in disarray. When it emerges that there may have been an old injustice closer to home, he is caught up in more than he'd bargained for.

Product details

• Authors: David Donachie, David (Author) Donachie
• Publisher: Allison and Busby
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780749021061
• ISBN: 978-0-7490-2106-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Contraband Shore; Contraband Shore
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Historical / General, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Historical adventure, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Historical adventure fiction, Crime and mystery fiction