He has contributed to various magazines and has written or coauthored several books. The royal navys revenge includes the title action, the last surface battle of the war between british destroyers and a former nemesis of the royal navy, the japanese heavy cruiser haguro. Auguste lupa, reputed son of sherlock holmes, the greatest detective of all timeand possessor of a brilliant deductive mind in his own rightis summoned to the court of the czar. Rasputins revenge auguste lupa mass market paperback september 1, 1988. In a virtuoso performance of deductive reasoning, lupa uncovers the conspiracy and its perpetrators. Navys first surface action against the japanese, a victory won off the coast of borneo by four world war i era destroyers is included. A former sas soldier is entangled in a gripping tale of murder, betrayal and revenge in this actionpacked standalone from the worlds. There, with a bit of assistance from none other than holmes and watson, he untangles a chilling plot that holds the winter palace in a lethal gripdont miss this historical mystery from the new york times. Most were relegated to the reserve by the mid1920s and subsequently scrapped under the terms of the london naval treaty. See all 21 formats and editions hide other formats and. They saw active service in the last months of the first world war and in the russian and irish civil wars during the early 1920s.
Rasputins revenge by john lescroart nook book ebook. Revenge of the pearl harbor battleships, honolulu hawaii. Hardcover january 1, 1987 by kevin lescroart author 4. The destroyers son book online at best prices in india on. The destroyers launched up to ten torpedoes apiece into the approaching japanese force. Revenge by james patterson penguin books australia. In contrast to the pt boat attacks, the destroyer attacks. Is there any subject that john lescroart is not good with. The royal navys revenge and other littleknown encounters. Baker is seeking vengeance too, furious at the world for the injustice done to her child. But this one was so unlike what he writes now, but loved bringing holmes and watson into the picture.
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