Jamie Sharpe & the Seas of Treachery

by Gary R Bush

Overview

In 1803, cocky Jamie Sharpe graduates top in his class from Bullard’s Academy, aiming to become a ship’s captain like his long-at-sea father. Unfortunately, wealthy slave trader Captain Cutts produces a note he holds on the Sharpe family fortune. He demands immediate payment or, in lieu, Jamie’s mother’s virtue and her daughter’s hand in marriage to his son, Simon. Only a small fortune can save the family.

Racing to secure the money, Jamie is ambushed. He awakes aboard a slaver bound for Africa, at the mercy of his old enemies, Simon Cutts and BIlly Scars.

Jamie will need to grow up quickly to survive the seas of treachery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781988915173
Publisher:	Three Ocean Press
Publication date:	10/01/2019
Series:	Jamie Sharpe , #1
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.66(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

A historian by training, Gary R. Bush writes fiction for adults, young adults, and children.

He is co-editor of the anthology Once Upon a Crime, a collection of short stories from some of the world's best mystery authors. His stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. He is also the writer of the children's graphic novel Lost in Space: The Flight of Apollo 13.

Away from writing, Bush enjoys sailing and has sailed on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Lake Superior. He has always loved stories of adventure and the sea.

Bush lives in Minneapolis with his journalist wife, Stacey.

Editorial Reviews

“A novel that would do Robert Louis Stevenson proud. A rousing yarn… Although the action is set in a specific historical period, this is, believe me, a story for all time.”

— William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author of the Cork O’ Connor mysteries

“…a seafaring adventure with a big heart. Extensive historical research has created a pitch-perfect setting peopled with compelling, bigger-than-life characters. A fun read!”

— Jess Lourey, author of the Toadhouse Trilogy, Salem’s Cipher, and the Mira James Mysteries

“…a gripping tale of murder, deceit, kidnapping, and the hard and often cruel life of sailors before the mast. Bush’s painstaking research draws us into a setting and time long gone and holds us there spellbound.”

— Jenifer LeClair, author of the Windjammer mysteries

“Every young person’s dream: sailing into adventure. Bravery, friendship, danger, and treachery. A great read.”

— Michael Stanley, author of the Detective Kubu police procedurals

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