The Requiem Shark

Remarkable ... a vivid and authentic picture of life at sea that is second to none. What Griffin does not know about pirates is not worth a ship's biscuit ... there is more than enough action and adventure, blood and guts, disease and death, love and cruelty, acts of loyalty and deeds of deceit to keep all but the most squeamish turning the pages - DAILY MAILGriffin records in prose of studied ease that is utterly his own. The narrative is almost flawless - Ross Leckie, author of HANNIBALFascinating research... A wonderfully original blend of pastiche and the raciest action writing you'll find anywhere. - Julian Rathbone, author LAST ENGLISH KINGA gory and glorious tale of piracy..The writing is assured, and the use of journals enhances the plot and characters. Nicholas Griffin has taken an old-fashioned subject and breathed into it modernity and considerable wit. - SPECTATORBattles, storms and doomed young love will appeal to fans of Robert Louis Stevenson and Errol Flynn ... faultlessly rendered - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYA marvellously exciting and breathless book ... has taken an old-fashioned subject and breathed into it modernity and considerable wit - SPECTATORThis rousing debut set aboard an eighteenth century pirate ship tells a skilfully crafted hypnotic tale abounding in mayhem and murder ... Concluding his yarn with a clever triple twist, Griffin proves himself an unusually fine chronicler of high-seas adventure - PUBLISHERS WEEKLYExciting and occasionally gruesome debut swashbuckler that replaces Hollywood conventions of swordplay and melodramatic revenge with brutally frank historical realism ... Plenty of action and horrific thrills, without a salty cliche in sight. A splendid debut - KIRKUS REVIEW