The Blackbirder
by James L. Nelson
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Former pirate Thomas Marlowe, who has settled in Virginia and freed his slaves, must pursue one of them, a man known as King James, after the captain of a slave ship is killed. The chase takes Marlowe and his friend Francis Bickerstaff to the high seas in a series of bloody encounters that culminate in an episode of betrayal in Africa.
Editions of The Blackbirder
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Harpercollins |
Date 2001 |
Price $1.00 |
 Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Harpercollins |
Date 2002 |
Price $1.47 |
Used - Acceptable |
Publisher Notes
In a blind rage, King James, ex-slave and now Marlowe's comrade in arms, slaughters the crew of a slave ship and makes himself the most wanted man in Virginia. The governor gives Marlowe a choice: Hunt James down and bring him back to hang or lose everything Marlowe has built for himself and his wife, Elizabeth.
Marlowe sets out in pursuit of the ex-slave turned pirate, struggling to maintain control over his crew -- rough privateers who care only for plunder -- and following James's trail of destruction. But Marlowe is not James's only threat, as factions aboard James's own ship vie for control and betrayal stalks him to the shores of Africa.
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