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Dewey Lambdin
A diminutive, Corsican-born French general has inherited a ragtag army and turned it into an unstoppable fighting force. Within months, Napoleon’s storm rolls across Italy and strikes a lethal blow…
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Former ladies man Alan Lewrie is unable to believe it when he marries the beautiful Caroline Chiswick in 1788 and becomes involved in his wife’s cat-and-mouse adventure with a band…
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A fighter, rogue, and ladies’ man, Alan Lewrie has done the unthinkable and gotten himself hitched–to a woman and a ship! He’s bound for the Bahamas and a bloody game…
Once a French corvette, she was reborn H.M.S. Jester , sleek and fast. At her sea-sprayed helm is former Midshipman Alan Lewrie, turned grizzled warrior by trade. But when Commander…
Yearning for the high seas, Alan Lewrie plods through his oppressive life as a gentleman farmer and family man. The year is 1793 and after 4 years spent ashore, Lewrie…
It’s 1781. Midshipman Alan Lewrie-a scandalous young London rake whose amorous onshore adventures led to his being pressed into His Majesty’s Service by his own father-chafes against life in the…
When war breaks out again in May of 1803, Lewrie has fresh orders, a new frigate, and a chance to punish and pursue the French, but it’s no longer for…
Lewrie gets his new orders to deliver a peace delegation to Russia, but is then pressed into service to help Vice Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson defeat the Danish fleet at…
Great naval action and deep historical detail in the vein of O'Brian and Forester. –Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In Dewey Lambdin’s Kings and Emperors, Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is…
Fresh from duty on the frigate Desperate in her fight with the French Capricieuse off St. Kitts, Midshipman Alan Lewrie passes his examination board for Lieutenancy and finds himself commissioned…
In the bestselling tradition of Patrick O'Brian comes a riveting naval adventure featuring Commander Alan Lewrie.
Lambdin’s lovable but incorrigible rogue, Capt. Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is back to cut a wide and wicked swatch through the war-torn Caribbean in an entirely new high-seas adventure.
Searching for a prize ship that has been stolen along with its crew from war-stricken 1799 Dominica, captain Alan Lewrie finds himself in the infamous pirate waters off of New…
Captain Alan Lewrie returns in Dewey Lambdin’s tenth roaring adventure on the high seas.
This time, it’s off to a failing British intervention on the ultra-rich French colony of Saint…
Capt. Alan Lewrie of England’s Royal Navy and his men encounter their fiercest fight yet, where though the stakes are inconceivably high, the rewards may be higher.
Alan Lewrie is a scandalous young rake whose amorous adventures ashore lead to his being shipped off to the Navy. Lewrie finds that he is a born sailor, although life…
For over twenty years, Dewey Lambdin’s devoted fans have followed the adventures of Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, from his days as a midshipmen to captain of his own ship and…
1783: Back from the war in the Americas, young navy veteran Alan Lewrie finds London pure pleasure. Then, at Plymouth, he boards the trading ship Telesto to find out why…
Alan Lewrie is a scandalous young London rake whose amorous onshore adventures lead to his being pressed into His Majesty’s service by his own father. As a reluctant midshipman in…
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A rogue officer turns privateer in this thrilling historical adventure.1783: Officer Alan Lewrie becomes His Majesty’s secret agent. Fresh from war in the Americas, Lewrie finds London a pure pleasure…
Epic sea battles abound in this historical naval adventure.Alan Lewrie is now commander of his own ship, HMS Jester, which participates in the spectacular British victory over the French at…
1796..A diminutive, Corsican-born French general has inherited a ragtag army and turned it into an unstoppable fighting force. Within months Napoleon’s storm rolls across Italy and strikes a lethal blow…
Widespread mutiny threatens the fleet in this classic historical naval adventure.Alan Lewrie, our rakish captain, is promoted for his quick action in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Captain Horatio…
The past comes back to haunt our rakish captain in this swashbuckling historical naval adventureAlan Lewrie is still captain of the HMS Proteus, one of the British Navy’s newest frigates…
In pre-Revolutionary Wilmington, North Carolina, nothing is as it seems. Respected political leader Harry Tresmayne has been found murdered beside a lonely road in Cape Fear, and the more his…
Originally published: New York: Thomas Dunne Books, c2010.
In 1805, with news of Admiral Nelson’s death fresh on his mind, Captain Lewrie’s ship joins up in the voyage that will culminate in the Battle of Cape Town, in…
Captain Alan Lewrie of the Royal Navy is ordered to head to Cuba and Spanish Florida to search for French and Spanish privateers who’ve been preying on British merchantmen and…
The year 1807 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy. He’s living at his father’s estate at Anglesgreen, recovering from a wound suffered in the South Atlantic. At…
Captain Alan Lewrie and his small squadron defeat four French frigates off northern Spain, winning honor, glory, and renown. So, why is such a successful captain suddenly without a ship…
In the tradition of Patrick O'Brian and Bernard Cornwell comes Dewey Lambdin’s twelfth naval adventure featuring Captain Alan Lewrie.
Lambdin offers the 14th novel in his classic Alan Lewrie naval historical novel series.
After Yellow Fever decimated the crew of Alan Lewrie’s HMS Proteus, it had seemed like a knacky idea to abscond with a dozen slaves from a Jamaican plantation to help…
It is early February, 1799, a year of war. Sailing in the Caribbean, Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is once again pursuing a chimera. A rich French prize ship he’d…
