Pirate Latitudes - Michael Crichton EPUB-AMiGOS

Title: Pirate Latitudes
Author: Michael Crichton
Publisher: HarperCollins
Source: eBook
Year: 2010
Length: 492

Desc: Starred Review Crichton, who died in 2008, was
known primarily for such high-tech thrillers as
Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain. This new
novel, found in manuscript form among his papers,
will come as a bit of a surprise to many of his fans.
It is, of all things, a pirate novel. Set in 1665, it
tells the story of Captain Charles Hunter, a
privateer who\'s hired by the governor of Jamaica\'s
Port Royal to steal a Spanish galleon and its cargo
of gold treasure. Don\'t expect to see Jack Sparrow in
this story of pirates of the Caribbean, though:
Crichton doesn\'t play his pirates for laughs. And
this is no typical pirate adventure, either: it\'s
actually a caper novel posing as a high-seas
adventure. All the key caper-novel elements are here:
the target, the mastermind, the plan, the motley
crew, the ruthless villain, the gadgets, the twist,
and the turncoat. Crichton keeps us in a constant
state of suspense, never revealing quite what his
hero, Captain Hunter, has up his sleeve, and the
novel ends most unexpectedly. Pirate fans will love
the book for its flashy characters and historical
authenticity. Crime fans will enjoy the caper-novel
structure and the way the author keeps them on their
toes. If this really is Crichton\'s final book, it\'s a
splendid send-off: something new, different, and
daring. --David Pitt

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