Jamaica in 1665 is a rough outpost of the English crown a
minor colony holding out against the vast supremacy of the
Spanish empire. Port Royal Jamaica?s capital a cut-throat
town of taverns grog shops and bawdy houses is devoid of
London?s luxuries; life here can end swiftly with
dysentery or a dagger in your back. But for Captain
Charles Hunter it is a life that can also lead to riches
if he abides by the island?s code. In the name of His
Majesty King Charles II of England gold in Spanish hands
is gold for the taking. And law in the New World is made
by those who take it into their hands. Word in port is
that the Spanish treasure galleon El Trinidad fresh from
New Spain is stalled in nearby Matanceros harbor awaiting
repairs. Heavily fortified the impregnable Spanish outpost
is guarded by the blood-swiller Cazalla a favorite
commander of King Philip IV himself. With the governor?s
backing Hunter assembles a roughneck crew to infiltrate
the enemy island and commandeer the galleon along with its
fortune in Spanish gold. The raid is as perilous as the
bloody legends of Matanceros suggest and Hunter will lose
more than one man before he finds himself on the island?s
shores where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish
infantry are all that stand between him and the treasure.
With the help of his cunning crew Hunter hijacks El
Trinidad and escapes the deadly clutches of Cazalla
leaving plenty of carnage in his wake. But his troubles
have just begun. . .
- שם: Pirate Latitudes
- מחבר: Michael Crichton
- תחום: English
- מקט: ORB-782604
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