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by Robert N. Macomber (Author)
The tenth book in Robert Macomber's Honor series of naval fiction. In September of 1888, Commander Peter Wake has five days to rescue his two captured operatives from a dungeon in Spanish colonial Havana. But his plan quickly falls apart when the head of Spanish counterintelligence springs a deadly trap. Huguenots, Freemasons, actress Sarah Bernhardt, the re-election of President Grover Cleveland, and Cuban patriot Jose Marti all are part of the action.
Author Biography
Robert N. Macomber is an internationally recognized, award-winning maritime writer, lecturer, television commentator, expedition leader, and researcher, specializing in the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Named the "2020 Writer of the Year" by the Florida Writers Association, he is best known as the author of the acclaimed Honor Series of naval novels and is proud to have readers across the globe. His awards include the Florida Genealogy Society's Outstanding Achievement Award for his nonfiction work on Florida's maritime history, the Patrick Smith Literary Award for Best Historical Novel of Florida (At the Edge of Honor), and the John Esten Cooke Literary Award for Best Work in Southern Fiction (Point of Honor). He is the guest author at regional and international book festivals and was named by Florida Monthly magazine as one of the 22 Most Intriguing Floridians of 2006. His sixth novel, A Different Kind of Honor, won the highest national honor in his genre: the American Library Association's 2008 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. Each year, Macomber travels approximately 15,000 sea miles around the globe, giving lectures and researching his novels.
