The tide of war
By: Seth Hunter
Series: Nathan Peake
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9780755357611
Subjects: Fiction; Navies; Naval History; Spy stories; Officers
Description: 1794: Britain and France are at war and Peake has been engaged in treacherous undercover work in Paris for Prime Minister William Pitt. But he&#x2019;s anxious to play a more conventional role in the conflict. His hopes appear to be realised when he&#x2019;s called to command the Unicorn, a crack new frigate stationed in the Bahamas. But there&#x2019;s a catch, the frigate&#x2019;s previous captain was murdered, almost certainly by members of his own crew. Peake struggles to forge this mutinous gang of reprobates into a fighting force, as they prepare to meet the French Virginie in Caribbean waters. But he soon discovers that they face a far greater enemy than the French - what is American secret agent Gilbert Imlay doing aboard the French ship?
Notes: Originally published: 2009.