A lawless place / David Donachie ; read by Peter Noble.
By: Donachie, David.
Contributor(s): Noble, Peter (Narrator).
Series: Donachie, David, Contraband shore: 2.Publisher: Oxford : Isis, 2019Description: 10 sound discs (CD) (ca. 11 hr. 30 min.) : digital ; 12 cm.Content type: spoken word Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 9781407971117; 1407971115.Subject(s): Seafaring life -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | Criminal investigation -- Fiction | Smugglers -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Thrillers (Fiction) | Audiobooks.Online resources: Click here to access online Read by Peter Noble.Summary: Edward Brazier is enlisted by Prime Minister William Pitt to assist his investigation into smuggling activity in Deal. However, with his love Betsy now locked into a loveless marriage with Tom Spafford, a useless drunk, and living as a prisoner, Brazier is distracted from his mission. Having foiled Spafford's plan to steal Betsy away to her family-owned plantation in the West Indies, Brazier finds himself taken captive. Only his ingenuity will help engineer his escape and his cunning use of subterfuge will then allow him to infiltrate the smuggling gangs of Deal. But with suspicion raised around him and his enemies banding together, can Brazier survive long enough to bring those responsible to justice?| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Audiobooks | Eccleston Library Talking Book | Available | 38055013131941 |
Complete and unabridged.
Soundings CD.
Read by Peter Noble.
Edward Brazier is enlisted by Prime Minister William Pitt to assist his investigation into smuggling activity in Deal. However, with his love Betsy now locked into a loveless marriage with Tom Spafford, a useless drunk, and living as a prisoner, Brazier is distracted from his mission. Having foiled Spafford's plan to steal Betsy away to her family-owned plantation in the West Indies, Brazier finds himself taken captive. Only his ingenuity will help engineer his escape and his cunning use of subterfuge will then allow him to infiltrate the smuggling gangs of Deal. But with suspicion raised around him and his enemies banding together, can Brazier survive long enough to bring those responsible to justice?
Adult.