The Dying Trade, David Donachie
The Dying Trade, David Donachie
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The Dying Trade

Author: David Donachie

Narrator: Peter Wickham

Unabridged: 13 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 08/01/2008

Synopsis

Privateersman Harry Ludlow and his partner and younger brother, James, find that murder and intrigue take up more of their time than the hunt for fat trading vessels. Arriving in the squalid, seething port of Genoa, they find it a tinderbox of tension, fed by the discovery of a hanged British sea captain and packs of English and French sailors at each other’s throats. At the behest of Admiral Hood, Harry is drawn into the midst of the lurid murder investigation, only to find himself mired in roiling layers of intrigue, avarice and danger – and the deadly charms of a beautiful woman.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean on January 13, 2015

This is a series about the dying trade of privateerman. This is book two. I have not read book one. Privateerman Harry Ludlow and his partner and brother James arrive in the squalid, seething part of Genoa. They find it a tinderbox of tension, fed by the discovery of a hanged British sea Captain. The......more

Goodreads review by Robin on April 20, 2021

The brothers Ludlow, Harry and James, have survived the loss of their privateer schooner and crew, solved a murder mystery and reunited with a sort of adopted uncle who happens to be the Royal Navy admiral in charge of the Mediterranean fleet. It's 1794, there's a war on, and privateers and Navy men......more

Goodreads review by John on April 10, 2016

I approach these books as a bit of a history lesson that's delivered within a story that's usually compelling, even if the characters may be somewhat exaggerated. This one gives you a look at life aboard a ship in the 1790's that's not with the royal navy with a captain that's a privateer, unlike mo......more

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