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A Game of Bones

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The sixth and final volume in The Privateersman Mysteries 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 an almost irresistible allure. But for Harry Ludlow and his battle-weary crew, the pursuit of one last easy prize leads to a desperate fight. Yet, it is events closer to home that present the greater danger. As the Bucephalas seeks refuge in the Solent, the red flags fluttering from the topmasts signal that His Majesty's Navy has reached a state of full mutiny.
David Donachie (1944-2023) was born in Edinburgh. He always had an abiding interest in military history, including ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, the British navy of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the clandestine services during the Second World War. He had more than fifty published novels to his credit, with over a million combined sales. David lived in Deal, the historic English seaport on the border of the English Channel and the North Sea.
"A must for armchair mariners. . . . It's superb stuff."-- "Manchester Evening News" "Battle scenes which reek of blood and brine; excitements on terra firma to match . . ."-- "Literary Review" "High adventure and detection cunningly spliced."-- "Times of London Literary Review" (Praise for David Donachie's other books) "Exciting and unpredictable."-- "The Bookbag"
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