Book
The Devil’s Own Luck
First published 1991
In 1793, former naval officer Harry Ludlow commands the privateer Bucephalas with his younger brother James. A visit to HMS Magnanime renews Harry’s feud with its captain, but the conflict changes when James is discovered beside the body of a murdered officer.
To clear his brother, Harry investigates the lower decks and wardroom of the ship of the line. The inquiry exposes concealed relationships and abuses within a closed community already strained by war and harsh discipline.
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