Blown Off Course by David Donachie
Lieutenant John Pearce is in dangerous waters. He lacks funds, has lost the evidence of perjury he once held against his enemy Captain Ralph Barclay, and is being dogged by Barclay's clerk Gherson, who is as keen as his employer to silence anyone who may cause unwanted revelations. But then a smiling stranger offers Pearce an opportunity he cannot refuse. Reunited with his old friends the Pelicans, he must fetch a ship laden with contraband back from France; an illegal, but very profitable, act. Yet is all as it seems? Are Pearce and his Pelicans sailing into prosperity - or danger?
"High adventure and detection; cunningly spliced battle scenes which reek of blood and brine; excitements on terra firma to match"--Literary Review
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749009847 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749009845 |
| Title | Blown Off Course |
| Author | David Donachie |
| Series | John Pearce |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Allison & Busby |
| Year published | 2011-12-19 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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