Winter, 1666. A second war has broken out between the English and the Dutch... Captain Matthew Quinton's fifth mission for King and country is to the Swedish court at Gothenburg. Sweden is at the height of its military power, and Quinton is charged with securing much-needed support in England's new war against her old enemy, the Dutch republic. Accompanying him is the mysterious Lord Conisborough, who ? unknown to his captain ? is sworn to another, secret mission: to track down and kill the notorious regicide John Bale, alone among peers of the realm to sign the death warrant of Charles 1. Gothenburg proves to be a hotbed of dangerously conflicting loyalties, and Quinton and crew find themselves needing help from the most unexpected quarters. AUTHOR: J D Davies was born in Wales and now lives in Bedfordshire. He is the foremost expert on the seventeenth-century navy and recently published Pepys' Navy which won the 2009 Samuel Pepys Award. REVIEWS: ?Mr O'Brian would have heartily approved of the finely shaded characters, excellent plotting, gut-clenching action and immaculate attention to period naval detail that Davies supplies. Superb!' Angus Donald, author of The Outlaw Chronicles ?J D Davies's depiction of Restoration England and the British navy is impeccable, his characters truly live and breathe, and the plot kept me in suspense . . . I could not recommend it more' Edward Chupack, author of Silver SELLING POINTS: ? For readers of Patrick O'Brian, Julian Stockwin, C. S. Forester ? The 4th instalment in a planned 12-book series to run from the Restoration to the Georgians ? Award-winning historian and one of the world's foremost experts on the 17th-century navy ? Winner of the Samuel Pepys award, fourth in a stunning nautical series ? He is also an excellent novelist: these books are full of vivid characters, sparkling dialogue, sly humour and ? of course ? high adventure THE QUINTON SERIES THUS FAR: 9781906964290 Gentleman Captain 9781906964269 The Mountain of Gold 9781908699268 The Blast that Tears the Skies 9781908699275 The Lion of Midnight
