The Maddest Idea - Softcover

Nelson, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552160512 ISBN 13: 9780552160513

Publisher: Transworld Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

A captivating and stirring maritime adventure from bestselling author James Nelson that will have you on the edge of your seat. Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester.

"Kept me riveted from start to finish..." - ***** Reader review.
"Fast paced and hard to put down" -- ***** Reader review
'A fine adventure series...first-rate action writing' -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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THERE'S A TRAITOR IN THEIR RANKS DETERMINED TO THWART THEIR FIGHT FOR FREEDOM...

1775: General George Washing has discovered his store of gunpowder has dwindled to next to nothing. Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is despatched to Bermuda to capture the British gunpowder known to be there.
But the plan is a trap, hatched by a traitor among the Patriots. Washington's aide-de-camp Major Edward Fitzgerald is tasked with hunting the traitor down; Biddlecomb meanwhile must work to free his ship and his men and capture the gunpowder so vital in the fight for freedom.

Will Biddlecomb and Fitzgerald overcome their common enemy - the greatest military power on Earth?

The Maddest Idea is the second novel in James Nelson's Revolution at Sea series. Biddlecomb's story continues in The Continental Risque. Have you read By Force of Arms, his first adventure?

About this title

From the Back Cover

Late summer, 1775, General George Washington discovers that his cache of gunpowder has dwindled to a mere nine shots per man. Desperate, he adopts the plan designed by a group of Rhode Island patriots - send a ship to Bermuda to capture British powder known to be there - as well as their recommendation for the man to lead to the mission: Captain Isaac Biddlecomb. But the plan is a trap, set by a traitor among the patriots, and one from which even Biddlecomb cannot escape. With treachery threatening the revolution, Washington dispatches his aide-de-camp, Major Edward Fitzgerald, to hunt the turncoat down. Meanwhile, Biddlecomb must rely on native cunning and seamanship to free his men and his ship, and to bring to the army near Boston the gunpowder that is the lifeblood of the nascent fight for liberty.

About the Author

In the late summer of 1775, General George Washington discovers that his cache of gunpowder has dwindled to a mere nine shots per man. A group of Rhode Island patriots suggest a desperate plan - to send a ship to Bermuda to capture the British powder known to be there, and they further recommend that Captain Isaac Biddlecomb should lead the expedition. But the plan is a trap, set by a traitor among the patriots, and one from which even Biddlecomb cannot escape. With arch treachery threatening to scupper the revolution, Washington despatches his aide-de-camp, Major Edward Fitzgerald, to hunt the traitor down. Meanwhile, Biddlecomb must rely on cunning and seamanship to free his men and the ship, and to capture the gunpowder that is the lifeblood of the fight for liberty. Divided by an ocean but bound by the cause, as well as by their own private fears, Biddlecomb and Fitzgerald must take on a common enemy - the greatest military power on earth...

Edition details

• Publisher: Transworld Publishers
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552160512
• ISBN 13: 9780552160513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528