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Pirate latitudes

Crichton, Michael 1942-2008 (author.). Lloyd, John Bedford (Narrator). Harper Audio (Firm). (Added Author).

Summary: The Caribbean, 1665. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, its capital, is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. In this steamy climate there's a living to be made, a living that can end swiftly by disease - or by dagger. For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests with those ruthless enough to make it. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is awaiting repairs in a nearby harbor. Heavily fortified, the impregnable harbor is guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself. With backing from a powerful ally, Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy outpost and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in Spanish gold. The raid is as perilous as the bloodiest tales of island legend, and Hunter will lose more than one man before he even sets foot on foreign shores, where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish infantry stand between him and the treasure...

Record details

ISBN: 1440767270
ISBN: 9781440767272
ISBN: 0062046764
ISBN: 9780062046765
ISBN: 0061930253
ISBN: 9780061930256
Physical Description: 8 audio discs (9 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
sound disc
sound recording
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: [New York] : Harper Audio, 2009.