A Close Run Thing: 15 (John Pearce)

A Close Run Thing: 15 (John Pearce)

by David Donachie (Author)

Synopsis

John Pearce is hiding in Gravelines with his mysterious companion, known to him as Oliphant. Although they find a crew willing to take them back to England, they learn on the journey that Pearce's old enemies, the Tolland brothers, are still active on the route, and may have been responsible for the murder of Catherine Carruthers. Back in England their problems continue: Pearce must seek to mend fences with Emily Barclay, in a relationship in which nothing is simple. And just as things may be looking up, it seems Henry Dundas has another role for him and Oliphant: a mission to North East Spain...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 21 Feb 2019

ISBN 10: 0749022531
ISBN 13: 9780749022532

Author Bio
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.