A King's Trade

Alan Lewrie Series, Book 13

By: Dewey Lambdin

Narrated by: John Lee

After yellow fever decimated the crew of Alan Lewrie's HMS Proteus, it had seemed like a good idea to abscond with a dozen slaves from a Jamaican plantation to help man his frigate. But two years later, Lewrie is now suspected of the deed. Slave-stealing is a hanging offense, and suddenly his neck is at risk of a fatal stretching. Once Lewrie has escaped, the master Foreign Office spy, Zachariah Twigg, arranges for a long voyage even further out of the law's reach, to Cape Town and India, as escort to an East India Company convoy. At the Cape of Good Hope a British circus and theatrical troupe also joins the party, teeming with tempting female acrobats, nubile bareback riders, and alluring "actresses" like the seductive but deadly archer Eudoxia Durschenko. It will take all Lewrie's shrewd guile, wit, and steely self-control to worm his way out of trouble, and keep his breeches chastely buttoned to avoid even more troubles...or will he?

©2006 Dewey Lambdin (P)2017 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Lambdin's novel is rich in 18th century nautical detail that does not overwhelm. He captures the linguistic diversity of his well-defined characters." (Historical Novel Society)

love this series.

A fast paced fun and historical naval series. cant. get enough. now onto the next!

More Lewrie fun

If you could sum up A King's Trade in three words, what would they be?

I was thrilled to see that 2 new titles of the series had been added to the series. It had been a while since book 12 and I was thinking that I'd have to start reading. But this and 14 came out and I am thankful! I hope they see fit to,record the rest!

What about John Lee’s performance did you like?

Everything. One of my favorites.

Any additional comments?

Please put the rest of the series on audiobook.

Another Smasher!

...with Mr Lee giving Mr Lambdin's wit full throat. Houzah!! I simply can not wait to begin the next installment.

anyone who's gotten this far knows precisely what stands out ;-)

Finally lowering makes it through an entire novel without getting laid... HUZZAH! Will wonder ever cease?

Good story, Alan works to redeem himself

John Lee's narration is spot on for this type of story. This moves Alan forward to redeem himself after past problems. You can see a light at the end of the tunnel for him.