All the competence, courage, and ingenuity of a Hornblower along with a bit more polish. . . . C.S. Forester would have approved of Delancey.
Description
In this final book in the Richard Delancey series, Captain Richard Delancey heads for the East Indies on the 32-gun frigate Laura to take part in the capture of the Cape of Good Hope. His ingenious tactics gain the attention of his superiors, who recruit him for a high-stakes mission: to seek out and destroy the French privateer Subtile.
Pages316
Released2003
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGlobe Pequot Publishing
ISBN9781590136218
SellerSimon & Schuster
Reviews
A historical novelist in the best traditions of C.S. Forester and Alexander Kent.
Most fictional heroes of the Napoleonic Wars at sea are as wooden as their ships, a generalisation from which Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey and Professor Parkinson's Richard Delancey can be exempted.
[Parkinson's] knowledge of the naval world of the Napoleonic era was encyclopaedic; his understanding of ships and seamen, of politics, strategy and trade almost unrivalled.
David Powell, Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers
Authentic naval adventure . . . full of action.
If you enjoy salty tales told by the man who knows the sea, British history, as well as words, winches and wimbrels, Devil to Pay will see you through a fine evening handily.
Portland (Maine) Sunday Telegram
The sharp tang of powder and tar and salty sea along with the boom of the cannon and shouts of men in battle.
