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The perils of command / David Donachie.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780750543613
ISBN	0750543612
Name	Donachie, David, 1944-
Title	The perils of command / David Donachie.
Edition	Large print edition.
Published	Long Preston : Magna, 2017.
Description	363 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.
Summary	John Pearce, having negotiated the highly questionable sale of the two French prizes taken in THE DEVIL TO PAY, has left HMS FLIRT, as well as the crew and the wounded Henry Digby in Brindisi and is headed for Naples to see his lover. He seeks a way to defeat both Admiral Sir William Hotham and Captain Ralph Barclay, men who are his sworn enemies. All his calculations are thrown into turmoil when he discovers that Emily is pregnant, but since she is still married to Ralph Barclay, by the laws of the time, he can claim the child as his own.
Target audience note	Adult.
Subjects	Pearce, John (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
	Seafaring life -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction
	Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century -- Fiction
Genre	Suspense fiction
Genre	Large type books
Series	John Pearce series 12.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century -- Fiction . Large type books . Pearce, John -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction . Seafaring life -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction . Suspense fiction . Authors: Donachie, David, 1944- . Series: John Pearce series .