The Devil's Own Luck

Name: The Devil's Own Luck
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: David Donachie
ISBN: 9781845599065

Author: David Donachie

Series: Privateersman Mystery #1

Narrator: Peter Wickham

Unabridged: 10 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 07/01/2007

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

1793: the onset of Britain's conflict with Revolutionary France. Ex-captain turned privateer, Harry Ludlow finds himself on board the naval 74-gun Magnanime, with his brother James. In command is Oliver Carter, a captain with whom Harry has an unfortunate history. But when James is found standing over the body of a dead officer, old scores appear to be put aside…at least for the time being. Blinded by his own prejudice, Harry sets out to prove his brother’s innocence, but it is soon apparent that his feud with Carter is not the only dark secret aboard the Magnanime.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Meredith

This mystery is set aboard a Royal Navy ship during a post-Revolutionary French-English conflict, but Patrick O'Brian it's not. Donachie is a competent but not inspired author whose work never rises above the level of cliche. Privateer Harry Ludlow encounters Oliver Carter, the captain who caused hi......more

Goodreads review by Robin

It's somewhere around 1793, when the U.K. is at war with France and the world's oceans are alive with navy and merchant vessels, all powered by wind. Former naval officer Harry Ludlow is now a prosperous captain of a British privateer, in partnership with his younger, more artistically inclined brot......more

Goodreads review by Jeff

A murder mystery at sea, a mad captain, naval order vs capitalistic privateers. I went in expecting middle of the road naval fiction as I have become so accustomed to. But was blown away by how much I loved the writing, the characters, and unique plot. A quick and enjoyable read.......more

Goodreads review by Dangerfield

Disappointingly, this is a detective story rather than a story about the late 18th-century navy.......more