{"product_id":"9781250028839","title":"Hostile Shores (Alan Lewrie Naval Series #19)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Lambdin is closing on Patrick O'Brian as the most prolific historical novelist to celebrate a Royal Navy mariner.\" —\u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1805, with news of Admiral Nelson's death fresh on his mind, Captain Lewrie's \u003ci\u003eHMS Reliant \u003c\/i\u003ejoins up in the voyage that will culminate in the Battle of Cape Town, in which the British wrested control of South Africa from the Dutch. In the wake of that victory, Lewrie heads west to South America, where Britain's attacks on Buenos Aires and other Spanish colonies have not been faring as well. But the worst is yet to come, and soon Lewrie will be facing a battle at sea that will put his naval career and life at risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDewey Lambdin has been roundly praised as one of the best living novelists writing in the vein of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester. In \u003ci\u003eHostile Shores\u003c\/i\u003e he returns with an exciting, battle-heavy tale of life in the King's Navy, starring the rough-edged hero Captain Alan Lewrie.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120824500464,"sku":"9781250028839","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250028839_p0.jpg?v=1769891265","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250028839","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}