cover image The Devil's Own Luck: The Privateersman Mysteries Vol.1

The Devil's Own Luck: The Privateersman Mysteries Vol.1

Ben Wilson, David Donachie, Stephen Wu. McBooks Press, $23.95 (320pp) ISBN 978-1-59013-003-2

Royal Navy officer-turned-privateer Harry Ludlow might get rich capturing French trade ships, an activity sanctioned under the wartime rules of 1793. In David Donachie's first book, The Devil's Own Luck: The Privateersmen Mysteries, Harry's brother James is accused of murder, and they find themselves in trouble with corrupt naval officers as the war rages around them.