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The 1st Anglo-Burma war is looming, and the East India Company and the British Government need an excuse to start it. Marty is sent to Burma as Ambassador to get things moving. The Northeast frontier of India is in dispute, Manipur and Assam have both been occupied by the Burmese who have ambitions to their Northwest. In an attempt to pacify the British King Bagyidaw allows them, to send an Ambassador to the court in Ava. The British send Marty with the express intention of provoking a conflict. Follow Marty Caroline and the Shadows on a rollercoaster of an adventure involving intrigue, betrayal and, of course, a love affair.

Discover a brand new historical naval adventure from the bestselling author of the Scarlett Fox series. Based on the true exploits of HMS Kingfisher, this thrilling novel is perfect for fans of John Drake and Patrick O'Brian.

Hundreds of years ago Buddha created a diamond from a lump of coal to show how worthless such jewels are it is now hidden away in the mountains of Northern India beneath a glacier. Charlie and Etherton are commissioned by the British Museum to retrieve it before the Russian Jeweller Faberge's henchmen can get their hands on it. He wants to cut it down into smaller diamonds for his eggs which would be a sacrilege of the worst kind.

It is 1820 George III is dead and George the IV is King. George Canning consolidates the various independent Intelligence groups under one umbrella. Marty's ships are deemed surplus to the Navy. The world is more or less at peace but in Greece the rumblings of discontent with Ottoman rule are turning into the growls of revolution. The British want Cyprus which means Marty has to keep his promise to the Felicia Eteria, but as usual it turns out to be not quite so simple and to complicate things Portugal is experiencing an uprising of constitutionalists. Espionage, land and sea battles, heroes and villains. A romp through history with all the usual suspects.

Charlie and Etherton are introduced to the scholar Lord Kingsborough, who believes that the Mayan are descended from a lost tribe of Israel and has produced an unpublished volume of his collection of Mayan writings that point to the location of artefacts that could prove it. Seamus Quinlan, the head of one of the biggest gangs of London and old family acquaintance, commissions our heroes to find the treasure and bring it back to England. The quest takes them to the Yucatan where they search for lost Mayan ruins, fight bandits and the devious and dangerous Fredy, Lord King's cousin who wants the treasure for himself. Chased into Honduras they are robbed of their prize and follow it to New York where they find themselves in the midst of a gang war between the Mafia and the Germans. Set in a world based in an alternate history, where engineering took a left turn and stayed in the age of steam. Full of beautiful women, dastardly villains, danger and excitement. Charlie and Etherton at their SteamPunk best

Viscount Stockley and his family remain in India. The third Maruthan war is well underway under the command of Francis Hastings. A victory will give the EIC dominance over India. A renegade French Consul is supporting the Maruthans and its up to Marty and Frances Ridgley to winkle him out. Popular support for the Maruthans against the East India Company is rife and a plot emerges but is not what it seems. The squadron and young James are kept busy combating pirates in the sea of Bengal and supporting the Army in its mission to eliminate the scourge of the Pindaris. The finale comes when Sir Thomas Stanford Bingley Raffles asks for Marty's help to found a free port on Singapore Island. Ship wrecks, a major sea battle and intrigue all play a part in this adventure.

Marty is now a Captain and is waiting for his next ship, while his flotilla is undergoing refit after the depredations of the Caribbean he is asked to recover jewels and top secret documents stollen by a spurned lover of Prince George, leading to a race across Spain. Admiral Hood redeploys they S.O.F. to Gibraltar and William Wickham assigns them a new intelligence officer but what they don't expect is to get involved in a major counter espionage operation in Malta. Marty meets and befriends Rear Admiral Sir Sidney Smith at the battle of Maida and his nemesis from the Caribbean, de Faux, turns up and vendetta is declared. A fast moving adventure full of action, suspense and surprises.

Set in an alternative (Steampunk) history in the late 19th century Charlie and Etherton are commissioned to retrieve the artefacts of the last Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay that have been lost since 1314 A search that will take them across Europe, The Middle East, America and England. Opposed by both the Church and Ottomans, pursued by agents and assassins, they call in Eddie and Stan to help. A rollocking story full of suspense, action and adventure takes you to historic sites in exotic places. Travel by Airship and steamer, steam carriages and cars, fantastic gadgets this fantasy has it all.

Newly promoted to lieutenant and made commander of the cutter Lark, Marty continues his adventures in the Special Operations Flotilla of the Royal Navy. Doing the jobs normal officers will not do because they see them as dishonorable, Marty's peasant roots are an asset to William Wickham, the spymaster of Britain, and Admiral Lord Hood, the secret head of Navy covert operations. Betrayal in the Batavian Republic, the Coup of the 19th November, Pirates in Madagascar and an explosive encounter with Arthur Wellesley in India keep our boy busy. His love affair with Lady Caroline continues, titillating the gossips of London and enthralling ladies all over Britain.