From the Back CoverBostonian Paul Shanahan is many things: part-time marine surveyor, smuggler, gunrunner, suspected CIA agent . . . and a full-time scoundrel with ties to nothing and no one except an ex-lover who died years before in a hail of bullets. Now hes agreed to transport $5 million in gold across the ocean by sailboat, money earmarked by the Irish Republican Army for the purchase of fifty-three Stinger missiles. Shanahans instincts are telling him theres more to this deal below the surface and that hes not meant to survive after delivery. But if he can elude British Intelligence, several terrorist organizations, and their most efficient killersand with only his life left to lose$5 million might just be enough to get a desperate rogue out of the game for good.About the AuthorBERNARD CORNWELL is the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series, which includes The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, and, most recently, The Empty Throne and Warriors of the Storm, and which serves as the basis for the hit television series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina. can you read epub on kindle paperwhite Scoundrel: A Novel of Suspense (The Sailing Thrillers)
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very entertaining trip to nowhereBy Michael B. Combs"Scoundrel" is a typical well crafted Bernard Cornwell novel. The characters were interesting, and the insights into IRA activities brought a whole new vision to me of the IRA and other terrorist organizations. I lived in England during some of the worst parts of the "Troubles", and appreciated Cornwell providing a viewpoint I hadn't seen, that England was stuck in a mess that they wanted out of, but Ulster intransigence on both religious sides prevented a resolution. I came away knowing that terrorism makes no sense, but that terrorists have no sense and no idea of what they think they can accomplish. It's a journey with no end, and left the Scoundrel contemplating a future with no resolution.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Cornwell knocks one out of the park again!By fredThe characters are not always the most like able of individuals, but they certainly are among the most interesting you will ever encounter in a novel! Fascinating story lines! They suck you in so you can't put the book down until you read into the wee small hours of the night!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Different. Compelling.By CustomerA nearly perfect book. It us far different than his historical novels. But, as usual the protagonist is a deeply-flawed thug. This work takes us into the Gulf War era and the Irish Republican Army where loyalties are uncertain. A real page turner, a geopolitical barn burner. I noted a misused metaphor, as in "the dice were thrown," instead of die (as in tool and die, the origin of the phrase) was cast. A typo or two in the Kindle version. But still great.