Pirate latitudes
Crichton, Michael
The Caribbean
1665. A remote colony of the English Crown
the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal
its capital
is a cutthroat town of taverns
grog shops
and bawdy houses. In this steamy climate there's a living to be made
a living that can end swiftly by disease - or by dagger. For Captain Charles Hunter
gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking
and the law of the land rests with those ruthless enough to make it. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad
fresh from New Spain
is awaiting repairs in a nearby harbor. Heavily fortified
the impregnable harbor is guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla
a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself. With backing from a powerful ally
Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy outpost and commandeer El Trinidad
along with its fortune in Spanish gold. The raid is as perilous as the bloodiest tales of island legend
and Hunter will lose more than one man before he even sets foot on foreign shores
where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish infantry stand between him and the treasure...
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