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David Donachie (1944 – 21 December 2023) was a British nautical historical novel novelist. He also wrote under the pen-names Tom Connery and Jack Ludlow as well as, from 2019, "Jack Cole".

Biography

Donachei was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors in 2014 and became chair in March 2016.[1]

Born in Edinburgh, Donachie lived in Deal, Kent, with his novelist wife Sarah Grazebrook.[2] He died from cancer in 2023, at the age of 79.[3][4]

Series

As of 2016, there were 27 books published under his own name and 20 under his pen-names.[5][6] He is best known for his seafaring novels.[7][8][9]

The Privateersman Mysteries

  1. The Devil's Own Luck (1991)
  2. The Dying Trade (1993)
  3. A Hanging Matter (1994) [10]
  4. An Element of Chance (1995)
  5. The Scent of Betrayal (1996)
  6. A Game of Bones (1997)

The Markham of the Marines Series (writing as Tom Connery)

  1. A Shred of Honour (1996)
  2. Honour Redeemed (1997)
  3. Honour Be Damned (1999)

Nelson and Emma

  1. On a Making Tide (2000)
  2. Tested by Fate (2001)
  3. Nelson: Breaking the Line (2001)[11]

The John Pearce Series

  1. By the Mast Divided (2004)
  2. A Shot Rolling Ship (2005)
  3. An Awkward Commission (2006)
  4. Flag of Truce (2008), his most widely held book; according to WorldCat, the book is held in 402 libraries[12]
  5. The Admirals' Game (2008)
  6. An Ill Wind (2009)
  7. Blown off Course (2011)
  8. Enemies at Every Turn (2011)
  9. A Sea of Troubles (2012)
  10. A Divided Command (2013)
  11. The Devil to Pay (2014)
  12. The Perils of Command (2015)
  13. "A Treacherous Coast" (2016)
  14. "On a particular service (2017)
  15. "A close run thing" (2018)
  16. "HMS Hazard" (2021)
  17. “A Troubled Course” (2022)
  18. “Droits of the Crown” (2023)

The Contraband Shore Series

  1. The Contraband Shore (2018)
  2. A Lawless Place (2019)
  3. Blood Will Out (2019)

As Jack Cole

  1. Every Second Counts
  2. Tight Lies

The Republic Series (writing as Jack Ludlow)

  1. The Pillars of Rome (2007)
  2. The Sword of Revenge (2008)
  3. The Gods of War (2008)

The Crusades Trilogy (writing as Jack Ludlow)

[13]

  1. Son of Blood (2012)
  2. Soldier of Crusade (2012)
  3. Prince of Legend (2013)

The Conquest Series (writing as Jack Ludlow)

  1. Mercenaries
  2. Warriors
  3. Conquest
  4. Hawkwood

The Last Roman Trilogy (writing as Jack Ludlow)

  1. Vengeance (2014)
  2. Honour (2014)
  3. Triumph (2015)

References

  1. ^ Cowdrey, Katherine (25 April 2016). "Donachie succeeds Horwood as SoA chair". The Bookseller. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. ^ "David Donachie". Allison & Busby.
  3. ^ "Remembering David Donachie - The Society of Authors". 4 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ Bates, Stephen (11 January 2024). "David Donachie obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "About: Management committee". Society of Authors. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. ^ "David Donachie". historicalnovelsociety.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  7. ^ Donahue, Deirdre (11 November 2003). "Nautical books make waves". USA Today. McLean, Va. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  8. ^ "All the Shops at Sea". Florida Times Union. 5 March 2000. p. H-4. ProQuest 414234134.
  9. ^ Hall, James (18 October 2003). "STAR SHIP - A voyage around O'Brian". Weekend Australian. p. B01. ProQuest 356544487.
  10. ^ "Brit wit at the library". Standard-Freeholder. 12 June 2003. p. 2. ProQuest 353781989.
  11. ^ Williamson, Richard (16 December 2001). "Review: books - Love, War, and One Final Kiss". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham (UK). p. 40.
  12. ^ "Donachie, David 1944–". WorldCat. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Crusades".

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