Este autor nacido en Australia crea apasionantes thrillers navales, sumergiendo al lector en el aventurero mundo del Capitán William Rennie. Sus narrativas se nutren de una profunda conexión con el ámbito marítimo, lo que se traduce en escenarios vívidamente realizados y representaciones auténticas de la vida en el mar. Los lectores se sienten atraídos por su hábil entrelazado de tramas intrincadas con acción trepidante y agudo pensamiento estratégico, lo que refleja su propio y meticuloso enfoque de la narración. Su obra ofrece una cautivadora exploración del coraje, la lealtad y los peligros inherentes que se encuentran en alta mar.
Aboard the ship lies a secret that could change the course of the coming war for Britain, and the loss of which could tip the balance irrevocably in favour of Revolutionary France. Rennie and Hayter must play a deadly game involving sea battles, mutiny and breathtaking deception.
Spring 1791Though deeply disturbed by a terrible incident during his previous commission, James Hayter is nevertheless on the verge of taking command of HMS Sloop Eglantine as Master and Commander when personal tragedy shatters his life.
But his happiness is tempered by the knowledge that his former captain and friend, William Rennie, has been left on the beach after the failure of the Rabhet expedition the previous year.
Hayter has his own hopes of a command, but these are cruelly dashed when they reach the capital, where they find the sinister spymaster, Sir Robert Greer is once more behind their deployment. They are to sail in HMS Expedient to the Mediterranean, to assist Britain's ally Rashid Bey of Rabhet, with Hayter yet again Rennie's second in command.
1786: Captain William Rennie is on the beach and on half pay when he's given a prime commission: HMS Expedient is a 36 gun frigate;For Lieutenant James Hayter, in Dorsetshire, whose career had barely begun when the peace came, his own commission in Expedient out of the blue is equally surprising and exciting.