The Jackass Frigate

The second book in the Fighting Sail series. December 1796, a time of unrest and discontent for Britain, made worse by the ongoing war with Revolutionary France. Fresh from the dockyard, HMS Pandora - a 28-gun frigate - will shortly sail to join the Mediterranean Fleet. A harsh winter and the threat of imminent invasion are not her captain's only problems; he has an untried ship, a tyrant for a first lieutenant and a crew that contains at least one murderer. With a demanding commission ahea...