The King's Privateer

A rogue officer turns privateer in this thrilling historical adventure.
1783: Officer Alan Lewrie becomes His Majesty's secret agent. Fresh from war in the Americas, Lewrie finds London a pure pleasure. Then, at Plymouth, he boards the trading ship Telesto to find out why merchantmen are disappearing in the East Indies.
Between the pungent shores of Calcutta and teaming Canton, Lewrie discovers a young French captain, backed by an armada of pirates, on a plundering rampage. While treaties tie the navy's hands, a King's privateer is free to plunge into the fire and blood of a dirty war in the South China Sea.
The King's Privateer is perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Patrick O'Brian.

About the author

Dewey Lambdin was an American nautical historical novelist, best known for his Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures series, spanning the American Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. A member of the U.S. Naval Institute and a Friend of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, he spent his free time working and sailing. Besides the Alan Lewrie series, he was also the author of What Lies Buried: a novel of Old Cape Fear. He died in 2021.

Product details

• Authors: Dewey Lambdin, Lambdin Dewey
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781788635721
• ISBN: 978-1-78863-572-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Historical adventure, FICTION / Thrillers / Military, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, War & combat fiction, Historical adventure fiction, c 1780 to c 1789, War, combat and military adventure fiction