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The Queen's Captain: Colonial Series Book 3

By Peter Watt
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Set in 1863 and 1864, The Queen's Captain follows Ian Steele, who has assumed the identity of Captain Samuel Forbes and is engaged in conflict on the north-west frontier of India. Meanwhile, the true Forbes fights in the American Civil War. Separated by continents and circumstances, both men face dramatic changes in their lives. Back in London, Ella, Ian's love, struggles under an unhappy marriage while attempting to reclaim their son. Ian's posting to New Zealand brings him into confrontation with a long-standing enemy, as tensions rise with the approaching end of their decade-long identity agreement.
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This historical crime thriller will appeal to readers interested in 19th-century military history, identity intrigue, and international adventure. Fans of richly detailed period settings and complex character dynamics will find this series engaging.

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From India to America and New Zealand, The Queen's Captain is the thrilling third and final instalment in the Colonial series by bestselling author Peter Watt.

From India to America and New Zealand, The Queen's Captain is the thrilling third and final instalment in the Colonial series by bestselling author Peter Watt.

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In October 1863, Ian Steele, having taken on the identity of Captain Samuel Forbes, is fighting the Pashtun on the north-west frontier in India. Half a world away, the real Samuel Forbes is a lieutenant in the 3rd New York Volunteers and is facing the Confederates at the Battle of Mission Ridge in Tennessee. Neither is aware their lives will change beyond recognition in the year to come.

In London, Ella, the love of Ian's life, is unhappily married to Count Nikolai Kasatkin. As their relationship sours further, she tries to reclaim the son she and Ian share, but Nikolai makes a move that sees the boy sent far from Ella's reach.

As 1864 dawns, Ian is posted to the battlefields of the Waikato in New Zealand, where he comes face to face with an old nemesis. As the ten-year agreement between Steele and Forbes nears its end, their foe is desperate to catch them out and cruel all their hopes for the future.

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ISBN: 9781760555344

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 November 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Macmillan Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 463g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Peter has been a soldier, articled clerk to a solicitor, prawn trawler deckhand, builder's labourer, pipe layer, real estate salesman, private investigator, police sergeant and adviser to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. He has lived and worked with Aboriginal people, Pacific Islander people, Vietnamese and Papuans and speaks, reads and writes Vietnamese and Pidgin. He now lives at Maclean, on the Clarence River in northern New South Wales. He is a volunteer firefighter with the Rural Fire service, and is interested in fishing and the vast opens spaces of outback Queensland.

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