Fletcher Books in Order

Seeking a commercial future in Jamaica, Fletcher encounters a dangerous agitator and an island nearing violence. News of his survival also reaches the stepmother determined to destroy him, leaving escape from England's intrigues less secure than he hoped.

Illegally seized by a press gang, apprentice Jacob Fletcher finds himself aboard a British frigate facing the French fleet. Unknown to him, a wealthy man's will has made him an heir and a target for a murderous family.

Fletcher's pursuit of a merchant's fortune repeatedly drags him into naval service and a major battle against France. While he tries to survive at sea, enemies in London investigate his past and scheme to remove him from their way.

Fletcher is ordered to stop steam-engine technology reaching France and receives his own ship for the task. The mission becomes more troubling when destroying the invention also means killing its creators, testing his willingness to obey ruthless instructions.

Sent east to counter an ambitious East India Company director, Fletcher becomes entangled with a samurai seeking British weapons. Escaping a trap in India, he reaches Japan as civil war begins and competing imperial plans threaten everyone involved.

A diplomatic voyage introduces Fletcher to an extraordinary diamond and sends him searching for its African source. His pursuit draws him into supplying and fighting alongside a Zulu leader, complicating both his ambitions and the journey home.

Just as Fletcher settles into trade and becomes fascinated by flight, a new naval commission returns him to danger. Protecting Ireland leads toward a Baltic rescue mission, where political enemies and dubious orders challenge his ingenuity and conscience.