It's 1672 in Port Royal, Jamaica. John James, London bricklayer's apprentice turned pirate, is returning from the sack of Panama with his share of the loot (a lousy 200 pieces of eight) and a resolve to go back to bricklaying, since piracy pays so badly. First, though, he has a duty: he must deliver a letter to a lady.
The letter is from his dead comrade, Sir Thomas Blackstone, who was a court intriguer on a mission for Prince Rupert of the Rhine. The letter's recipient is Clarissa Waverly, Blackstone's mistress and accomplice. Before he went off to Panama, Blackstone hid four thousand pounds of the prince's money, unwilling to trust his lady friend not to make off with it in his absence. Dying of battle wounds, he wrote to let her know where he'd concealed the money.
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Product ReviewAt 125 pages this is a novella rather than a novel, but don't be put off by that. It's an entertaining romp with a marvellous eye for character - flawed and flavoursome - reminiscent of Dickens at his best.
Sady, the author passed away in early 2010. There are other books if you Google for them, just not available through this site.Posted on
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Product ReviewAlthough I was skeptical of pirate fiction, this book was clever enough to be fun. A story about a clever woman told through the eyes of a naive boy, it's a story of trickery on the high seas, with only subtle fantasy elements here and there. I hope to see more from this author.
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