1794. Lieutenant John Pearce is caught between a feuding trio of admirals. One puts him in a position of danger while another asks him to undertake a hazardous commission in order to protect his friends the Pelicans. Meanwhile Pearce is also trying to construct a perjury case against Admiral Ralph Barclay. Barclay’s own wife has turned against him but by law she cannot testify against her husband. Her cowardly nephew has become a pawn in the Admiral’s game the objective of which is to finally silence Pearce. After returning to France Pearce has finally got the evidence he needs to nail Barclay. But the siege is coming to a climax and time is running out for Pearce…
Published by Soundings
Fiction/Non-FictionFiction
Genre Adventure
Target Audience Adult
Released 1st June 2009
Duration 08 Hrs. 41 Mins.
ISBN 9781407941523
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David Donachie was born in Edinburgh in 1944. He 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 t... more