The Requiem Shark

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Set in the 18th century's Golden Age of Piracy, THE REQUIEM SHARK is the tale of a young recruit, William Williams and his forced apprenticeship to Bartholomew Roberts, slaver turned pirate Captain. Enlisted first as a musician, then as the Captain's biographer, Williams learns to negotiate the seas of the Caribbean and West Africa recording their conflicts with the merchantmen and whores, tribesmen and soldiers that populated the ends of the known world.

Influenced by shipmates, from the learned Dr Scudamore to Innocent, ex-slave and sole member of his own religion, Williams struggles to justify his own position within the Royal Fortune, as the British Navy hunt them down and the fanatical Captain Roberts drives the ship onwards to the ultimate prize - the mysterious treasure ship...

Rich in historical detail and based upon the last years of the most successful pirate known to history, THE REQUIEM SHARK is a gripping adventure set in a brutal environment dominated by gold, disease and blood.

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'A vivid & authentic picture of life at sea that is second to none' D. MAIL 'Griffin records in prose of studied ease that is utterly his own. The narrative is almost flawless, but Griffin's language sings & surges like the sea ... One reads in a lifetime only a few first novels of rare quality - this is one' Ross Leckie, author HANNIBAL 'Fascinating research... A wonderfully original blend of pastiche & the raciest action writing you'll find anywhere.' - Julian Rathbone, author LAST ENGLISH KING

Author Bio

Nicholas was a sales rep for Little, Brown in 1990. He researched this first novel by spending a month sailing on a replica 18th Century tall ship in the Caribbean. The result is total authenticity.