Pirate Latitudes

From one of the best-loved authors of all time comes an irresistible adventure of swashbuckling pirates in the New World, a classic story of  treasure and betrayal.

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...

Do you like pirates? Do you like Michael Crichton? Then you are in luck, because this book written by Michael Crichton is all about, you guessed it, pirates! Not to mention the fact that the book was found after Crichton's death in 2008 as a complete manuscript. That right there should draw you in all by itself.

Pirate Latitudes follows Captain Charles Hunter, who is "not a pirate," but a privateer. OK, yes, they are technically the same thing, hence the title of the book. Regardless, we follow Captain Hunter as he makes a long journey to capture a Spanish (Hunter is English) treasure ship from a nearby (as far as sailing goes) Spanish stronghold. There is plenty of suspense as he endeavors to make it there and back in one piece.

I really don't want to give too much away as I feel that this book is definitely one that you should experience for yourself. That being said, let's get right to the rating.

I believe that Pirate Latitudes deserves 9 stars.
Yep, works for me.

So, as you can see, I rated the book 9 stars out of 10. It loses a star due to the plot not being that original. That's not to say it's not good. Quite on the contrary, actually. The book was amazing in all other aspects. And the fact that it was published after the author's death makes reading it that much sweeter.

You can get it from Amazon in hardback, paperback, audio and Kindle versions. I'll leave you with the link to both the Hardcover and Kindle versions (the Kindle version has no price on it).

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