Devil of a Fix

Swashbuckling adventure and drama from the author of Matthew’s Prize.

It is 1702, and in the lawless Caribbean, young Matthew Loftus vows to captain his ship, the Cornelius, by honest trade rather than piracy and plunder. But his crew lusts after the spoils that their fast, well-armed ship can win, and discontent begins to rumble.

Pursued by the English Navy on a false charge of mutiny, Matthew must evade the King’s ships and escape the attention of ruthless privateers. His only chance of pardon rests with a secret almanac that promises that great prize – to solve the Longitude. But is the almanac what it seems? Through wild gales and fierce sea battles, uprisings and reversals of fortune, Matthew sails his beloved schooner towards victory.

Marcus Palliser spent three years sailing in the Mediterranean and crossing the Atlantic single-handedly. He now lives in Cornwall.