by Dewey Lambdin (Author)
1782. Fresh off the frigate Desperate and her fight with the French Capricieuse off St. Kitts, Midshipman Alan Lewrie passes his lieutenancy examination, becoming commissioned first officer of the brig o'war Shrike. After taking time for some dalliance with the fair sex in Jamaica, Lieutenant Lewrie is off to patrol the North American coast in an attempt to get the Muskogees and Seminoles onto the British side against the American rebels. Later it's back to the Caribbean, to sail beside Captain Horatio Nelson in the Battle for Tusks Island . . .
Author Biography
Dewey Lambdin has been a sailor since 1976 and has worked as a director, writer, and producer for television and advertising. He is the author of the Alan Lewrie series and What Lies Buried: A Novel of Old Cape Fear. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.