The fourteenth tale in Dewey Lambdin's classic naval adventure seriesIt is the spring of 1800. Captain Alan Lewrie, fresh from victory in the South Atlantic, is back in England and fitting out his new frigate, the HMS "Savage." But true to fashion, Lewrie can't stay ashore too long with out trouble arising. A Jamaican court has tried him in absentia" "and sentenced him to hang for the theft of a dozen Black slaves. The vengeful slaveowner has made his way to London to seek Lewrie's end . . . with or without the majesty of the law To complicate matters further, Lewrie must also deal with allegations that he is a faithless rakehell, his wife has informed through anonymous letters. Despite shoreside legal matters, Lewrie takes the "Savage "on King's business to Sou'west France to plug the threat of enemy warships, privateers, and neutrals smuggling goods in and out of Bordeaux. It "could "be dull and plodding dreariness, but a "bored "Captain Alan Lewrie, safe in his post (for the moment), can be a "dangerous "fellow to his country's foes . . . if only to relieve the tedium