Captain Grey #01: Hold Fast

Captain Grey #01: Hold Fast
J H Gelernter
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h211 x 140mm - 256pg
22 Apr 2022 US
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9780393882476
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It' s 1803. The Napoleonic Wars are raging, Britain is on her heels, and His Majesty' s Secret Service has just lost its best agent, Thomas Grey. Deeply depressed by his wife' s untimely death, Grey resigns from the service and accepts an offer to join a lumber firm in Boston. But when a sea battle with a privateer forces the ship carrying him west to make port in neutral Portugal, Grey is approached with a counteroffer: become a wealthy man by selling out Britain' s spy network to France. The French take Grey for a disgruntled ex-naval officer, blithely unaware that Grey had lost his wife to an unlucky shot from a French cannon. Now, after many years serving King and Country, Grey seizes the opportunity to fight a covert war of his own. He travels to Paris, and-playing the part of the invaluable turncoat the French believe him to be-proceeds to infiltrate the highest levels of Napoleon' s government. If he can outwit his handlers, outmatch his French counterparts, and outrun Napoleon' s secret police, Grey may just avenge his wife' s death and turn the tide of war in England' s favor. Bursting with action and intrigue, Hold Fast sends readers headlong into an unrelenting spy thriller.

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"Brilliant writing, vivid characters, thrilling battle scenes-all the hallmarks of great historical fiction are to be found in this suspenseful tale of an English intelligence agent in the war against Napoleon. Fans of the late Patrick O' Brian will be enthralled. " -- Ian W. Toll, New York Times best-selling author of Twilight of the Gods "In Hold Fast, J. H. Gelernter has given us a stirring adventure tale with a headlong narrative that never flags. Set midway through the Napoleonic Wars, its immensely resourceful and appealing hero, Thomas Grey (humorous; cool-minded; lethal but not bloodthirsty), cuts a spectacular path through a richly imagined early nineteenth-century world. Readers will know at once that if Mr. Gelernter can bring simmering suspense to each hand dealt in an antique French card game they have most likely never even heard of, he won' t disappoint them when it comes to warships hammering it out yardarm to yardarm, or in the more intimate violence of a rapier duel. Although most of the action takes place on land, the novel is imbued throughout with the spirit of the Royal Navy in the great age of fighting sail, and I hope to take many more voyages in the company of Captain Grey. " -- Richard Snow, award-winning author of Iron Dawn "This is superb, like a great Cold War thriller, smart, fast, twisty and dangerous. Highly recommended. " -- Lee Child "Gelernter keeps the suspense high without sacrificing plausibility. Bernard Cornwell fans will welcome this promising new talent. " -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
J. H. Gelernter lives in Connecticut. Hold Fast is his first book.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780393882476
Published: 22 Apr 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 211mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 207g
Pages: 256

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