Enemies at Every Turn

by David Donachie

Overview

Lieutenant John Pierce 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 in his Majesty’s Navy; now, Pierce is determined to get them back. Aided by fellow Pelican Michael O’Hagan, Pierce heads to Dover to attempt a rescue, but not everything goes quite as planned. They are trailed across Kent by a gang of thugs who want revenge on Pierce for stealing their goods. Having fled to London, Pierce and O’Hagan discover that their friends have already shipped out, under the command of the Lieutenant’s old adversary, Ralph Barclay. Convinced that his old nemesis would never willingly let his two friends go Pearce and O’Hagan fear that all hope is lost - until the offer from First Minister Pitt himself seems to turn their luck around. The chance of a ship and crew might be just what Pierce needs to escape his pursuers, rescue the Pelicans and earn himself a small fortune…so long as his past doesn’t catch up with him first.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749011499
Publisher:	Allison & Busby, Limited
Publication date:	11/26/2012
Series:	John Pearce , #8
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	950,535
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

For lovers of a sea-yarn there's plenty of salty business, both aship and ashore… The author knows his 18th-century sea lore.

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