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In 1792, naval lieutenant James Merriman assists a Treasury agent investigating links between French revolutionaries and Irish rebels. When his partner is wounded, Merriman must continue the espionage mission against an exceptionally capable French opponent.

Newly promoted James Merriman takes command of a frigate as France prepares an invasion of Ireland. Working again with Treasury agent Grahame, he investigates the enemy's plans and confronts a familiar French adversary at sea and ashore.

As Napoleon threatens Egypt and British interests farther east, James Merriman escorts Treasury agent Grahame to Bombay. Their assignment combines protecting East India Company shipping from pirates with investigating the naval ambitions of France's ally Tipu Sahib.

In 1793, James Merriman takes his sloop Aphrodite to the West Indies with Treasury agent Grahame. As France declares war on Britain, they investigate French and Spanish activity among islands contested by the European powers.

James Merriman commands a seventy-four-gun ship escorting a convoy into the Mediterranean and Adriatic. Espionage against French installations combines with discipline problems, a difficult officer, and the challenge of preparing a large crew for battle.

Sent to South America, James Merriman seeks intelligence on French and Spanish activity and hunts a privateer from his past. A further secret mission requires him to locate documents and treasure aboard a wrecked ship in Brazil.

A Baltic treaty threatens supplies essential to Britain's navy, sending James Merriman to investigate Copenhagen's defenses. His intelligence work with Treasury agent Grahame draws Admiral Nelson's attention and brings Merriman into preparations for the coming fleet action.

Wounded in Afghanistan, army captain Edward Merriman begins a journey home aboard a barquentine carrying troublesome passengers. A violent confrontation aboard ship is only the beginning as the vessel approaches pirate waters and worsening weather.