A Hard, Cruel Shore: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure
Feb 2016 · Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures Book 22 · Macmillan
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A Perilous Year at Sea for Captain Alan Lewrie
"You could get addicted to this series. Easily."---The New York Times Book Review
The year 1809 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, and his ship, HMS Sapphire. After extracting the sick and cold survivors of Sir John Moore's army from disaster at Corunna, they're hit by lightning while escorting the army to England, shattering the mainmast. Without a replacement, Lewrie's active commission may end. As the Admiralty needs troopships, not slow, old Fourth Rate two-deckers, Lewrie must resort to cunning and wit to keep his ship and skilled crew together.
Just when he thinks he's succeeded, new orders appoint him Commodore over a small squadron assigned to prey upon French seaborne supply convoys off the treacherous north coast of Spain, better known as the Costa da Morte, the Coast of Death. With the sea proving more dangerous than the French Navy, Lewrie hopes to reunite with his mistress, Maddalena Covilhá, as he establishes a base in newly won Lisbon. One thing is certain: it's going to be a perilous year, hopefully not ending wrecked on the rugged shores of Spain!
"You could get addicted to this series. Easily."---The New York Times Book Review
The year 1809 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, and his ship, HMS Sapphire. After extracting the sick and cold survivors of Sir John Moore's army from disaster at Corunna, they're hit by lightning while escorting the army to England, shattering the mainmast. Without a replacement, Lewrie's active commission may end. As the Admiralty needs troopships, not slow, old Fourth Rate two-deckers, Lewrie must resort to cunning and wit to keep his ship and skilled crew together.
Just when he thinks he's succeeded, new orders appoint him Commodore over a small squadron assigned to prey upon French seaborne supply convoys off the treacherous north coast of Spain, better known as the Costa da Morte, the Coast of Death. With the sea proving more dangerous than the French Navy, Lewrie hopes to reunite with his mistress, Maddalena Covilhá, as he establishes a base in newly won Lisbon. One thing is certain: it's going to be a perilous year, hopefully not ending wrecked on the rugged shores of Spain!
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Bound to be made admiral next. I hope
About the author
Dewey Lambdin is the author of over twenty Alan Lewrie novels, which begin with The King’s Coat and span the years of 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 spends his free time working and sailing on a rather tatty old sloop. He makes his home in Nashville, Tennessee.
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