I recently read Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
(2009).
This novel by MC was a bit off
his beaten path of sci-fi works, and was found on his computer only AFTER his
death in 2008.
Set in mid-1600s Jamaica,
the lead character, Captain Charles Hunter (a pirate) embarked upon a venture
to capture a Spanish treasure ship which was holed up in a South Pacific island
fortress called Matanceros.
MC melds an interesting cast
of characters with some of the usual human foibles (e.g., deceit, adultery,
murder, greed, extortion, bribery, etc.) to create an entertaining tale of
swashbuckling aplomb.
Sure miss the mind of MC,
may he rest in peace.
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