MacHugh and the Faithless Pirate
A story filled with straining canvas, roaring cannons, spies, crooked Dutch patroons, Maroons and daring women, among other things. In the spirit of Hornblower and Aubrey, although a hundred years earlier and with a more free-spirited protagonist.
In MacHugh and the Faithless Pirate, Robert MacHugh, 17th century New York wine merchant is driven by both duty and the desire for revenge to engage in a desperate struggle with the loathsome but well-connected pirate William Archer.
"The fast pace of this rollicking, 17th century adventure novel is set by the second sentence and continues through to the end. Rich with the sights, sounds and spirit of colonial America, the seaborne merchant trade, and scurrilous piracy."
— Nim Marsh - Editor, Points East Magazine
"A ripsnorting, swashbuckling adventure that I was quickly caught up in. I liked the battle scenes, the storms and the part with the Maroons. The opening scene had a lot of atmosphere. I would have liked to know Kate a little better."
— Daniel Parrott - Former captain of the tall ships Pride of Baltimore II, Harvey Gamage, Bill of Rights and Tole Mour; professor of navigation at the Maine Maritime Academy; author of Tall Ships Down