David Donachie

The Devil's Own Luck (1993)

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...

On a Making Tide (2003)

Tested By Fate (Nelson and Emma, #2) (2004)

The Scent of Betrayal (2003)

A Shot Rolling Ship (2006)

By the Mast Divided (2007)

An Awkward Commission (2007)

Breaking the Line (2004)