Olejar Books

Pirate Latitudes takes the reader back to 1665, when Charles II´s Jamaican colony is under serious threat, besieged on every side by the voracious Spanish empire. At the centre of this troubled outpost is its crowded capital, Port Royal, a lively (if festering) hangout for criminal dregs, who inhabit its taverns and brothels. This is the time of the privateer, when (with tacit royal sanction), ship´s captains could make sorties against Spanish ships and outposts, plundering at will - just so long as the Governor and King Charles are taken care of. Michael Crichton´s protagonist in this colourful mix is Captain Charles Hunter, educated at Harvard and a man with keenly developed survival instincts. He is made aware a treasure galleon, which is at anchor in the heavily fortified Spanish island of Matanceros, and Hunter–™s interest is piqued - not least because this means he will be able to take on Philip of Spain´s most ruthless enforcer, Cazalla.