Embarquez pour un voyage à travers les premières années de la marine américaine avec cette série captivante. Elle mêle magistralement une action maritime palpitante à un récit à la première personne distinctement ironique, offrant des aperçus profonds des personnages et un riche contexte historique. Plus que de simples récits maritimes, ces romans offrent un regard captivant et souvent humoristique sur la vie durant une époque cruciale de l'histoire navale.
Set in the early years of the US Navy, this novel features an ironic first-person narrative that enhances character development and social context, distinguishing it from typical nautical fiction. With a blend of clever quips and rich historical detail, the story is packed with action, offering readers an engaging glimpse into maritime life during this formative period.
When Matty Graves, acting lieutenant in the newly formed U.S. Navy, agrees to become a spy in the French colony of Saint-Dómingue, he plunges headlong into a brutal world of betrayal and double-cross beyond anything he’s ever known. At first the bloody civil war between former slaves and their mixed-race overseers simply offers a way to test himself and a means to purge his guilt over the death of his former captain. But soon Matty is drawn into the heart of the conflict when he meets the flamboyant Juge and the mysterious Grandfather Chatterbox—and faces an interrogation by the brutal colonel known as “The Whip.” White supremacists, cutthroat patriots and desperate rebels vie for control in the Colonial world’s richest island. No one is what he seems, and Matty must sort out the twisted lies from the cold, hard truth—and keep himself alive long enough to learn from his mistakes.
Set in the early 19th century amid the ships and seamen of a nascent United States Navy, Lieutenant Matty Graves is recovering from his ordeal during the slave rebellion in the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue when he is ordered to Washington to answer questions about the death of his former captain. On home soil, he must deal with the mystery and shame surrounding his birth as well as the attractions of his best friend's sister. But when he is offered a command of his own, he seizes the opportunity to seek his fortune and make a name for himself—even if it means destroying those closest to him.