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Featured titles - summer novels
Steamy saga of sea dogs from the age of sail
Raptor's Revenge, by Jim MalloySet in Elizabethan England, this absorbing historical novel tells the fictional story of Irish privateer Jamey Fallon's journey from lad to accomplished 'sea dog' El Raptor.
Fiction debut with humour and insight
Something in the Blood, by Phillip MessingerPhillip Messinger spent 24 years at sea, first as a navigating officer in the Merchant Navy then as a captain of chemical tankers.
Spooky thriller dredges the demons of the deep
The Devil and the Dark Water, by Stuart TurtonAuthor Stuart Turton crashed onto the scene in 2018 with his debut novel The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. That uniquely positioned 'manor house murder mystery' became an international bestseller, so his follow up novel was much anticipated.
Captain vs captain in a Titanic novel
Deep Sleep, by Paula AstridgeDescribed as the 'novel for the thousands of those who can’t get enough of all things Titanic', Deep Sleep is a gripping read of fact-based fiction.
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