All Books by David Donachie

A Game of Bones
E-book

1796. The long-awaited return of the Bucephalas to the safety of the Cinque Ports is interrupted by a disastrous engagement in the Channel. The looming shape of a merchantman becalmed in fog presents ...
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The Devil’s Own Luck
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During the Napoleonic Wars, Harry and James Ludlow are aboard the Magnanime, a gunship under the command of Oliver Carter. Oliver and Harry are old rivals and when James is found near the dead body of...
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The Dying Trade
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Part naval swashbuckler, part mystery story, “The Dying Trade” tells the story of smuggling and death in the Mediterranean at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Harry Ludlow and his brother ...
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A Hanging Matter
E-book

It wasn’t quite the homecoming ex-privateer Harry Ludlow had anticipated. Having cheated death and made a handsome profit into the bargain, Harry and his brother James expected their return home...
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An Element of Chance
E-book

1795. As war spreads across the globe, Harry Ludlow joins the struggle for the richest trade in the world. When half his crew is illegally pressed into the Royal Navy by the vicious Captain Tone...
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The Scent of Betrayal
E-book

1795. The discovery of an abandoned Spanish merchant ship off the coast of America plunges the Ludlows into a far-reaching conspiracy fueled by jealousy, ambition and nationalistic fervor. The Bucepha...
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The Devil to Pay
E-book

Faced with a ship in need of repair, enemy attacks and the threat of wily Admiral Hotham, John Pearce is sailing into danger. Meanwhile Ralph Barclay is on his way to the Mediterranean. Thinkin...
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A Divided Command
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PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL RECEIVE A HARDBACK EDITION 1794. The Mediterranean is proving dangerous waters for John Pearce and his Pelicans. Having left his lover Emily, who is also the wife of his mo...
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An Awkward Commission
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E-book

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...
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A Flag of Truce
E-book

1793. Returning triumphant from a successful mission in Corsica, Lieutenant John Pearce receives a mixed welcome, particularly from his arch-enemy, Captain Ralph Barclay. But with the Siege of Toulon ...
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A Sea of Troubles
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1794. In the wake of the Glorious First of June, an equivocal success for the British naval fleet against the French Revolutionary forces, Lieutenant John Pearce has pressing matters to attend ...
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A Shot Rolling Ship
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Pressed into King George’s Navy for the second time in a month, John Pearce and his Pelicans find themselves working aboard HMS Griffin, a slow and over crowded ship, sailing the Channel in sear...
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Enemies at Every Turn
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Lieutenant John Pearce has managed to hold on to his freedom – but only just. Having been caught on smuggling charges, he escaped incarceration when two of his Pelicans ‘volunteered’ for service...
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The Admirals’ Game
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Since being illegally press-ganged into joining King George’s Navy, John Pearce has overcome numerous adversaries, which have secured him a position of command on board HMS Faron. Having successfull...
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