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Sea Lord (Paperback)

by Bernard Cornwell (Author) "I didn't want to go home ..." (more)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; New edition edition (6 Sep 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747401861
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747401865
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 497,734 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Returning home for his mother's funeral, John finds himself playing a game of very high stakes. He finds his family hostile and the police suspicious of him as a painting is missing. Everyone thinks John knows where it is and someone is even prepared to kill for it.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read, 16 Oct 2002
This review is from: Sea Lord (Paperback)
I think I've read everything Cornwell has written except his sea adventures and this was the first. The book is best when he's at sea where the sailing descriptions are riveting. Rossendale, 28th Earl of Stowey, has to confront weather, treachery and human frailty. I cry when his characters cry and his hero's courage and ruthlessness are wonderfully satisfying. If this isn't his best, then I'm really looking forward to reading the others.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Best of Cornwell's Sea Thrillers but no Sharpe!, 4 Aug 2006
By Sam "samueltyler" (Reading, Berkshire) - See all my reviews
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'Sea Lord' is the last of the Sea based thrillers by Cornwell that I have got around to reading. They have ranged in style from Miami Vice-esque (Crackdown), crazy eco-warriors (Storm Child) and now a more sedate and traditional story of feuding families.

'Sea Lord' is the best of Bernard Cornwell's Sea books because it's the most like his other novels such as Sharpe. As a rule the characters he develops tend to be too chauvinistic and do not sit well in a modern day setting. However, in 'Sea Lord', he introduces us to an Earl who fled GB and his family after a Van Gogh painting was stolen. He has only returned to go to his mother's funeral and finds more than he bargains for when someone tries to murder him and he meets an enigmatic Italian Countess! As the chief suspect in the robbery will he be able to clear his name and save his own life?

This novel is very breezy and easy to read. The characters are likeable enough and the story just about holds its own. Problems lie in the fact that I knew who did it very quickly and that Cornwell always seems to write more suited to historic rather than contemporary settings.

This book was an average yet fun read. As an introduction to Cornwell's older; and less well known; sea books, a good start.
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25 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable, inspirational read, 15 July 2000
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This book is a well writen who-dunnit which is an enjoyable and refreshing read. It's the kind of book you could read in day or two because the story is very compelling. The way to read it is to sit in a comfy chair in a conservatory (preferably with a view of the open sea) with a big mug of tea and a pack of chocolate biscuits. I describe the book as insprational because it makes you want to buy a boat and sail around the world...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good
I have read all of Cornwell's historical novels, it's taken me a long time to get round to reading a thriller by him and now that I have I wish I had done so easily. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
As with some of the other reviewers, I knew who did it very quickly into the story. I have to say that it didn't spoil the experience at all. Read more
Published on 4 May 2007 by mun

2.0 out of 5 stars Sea Lord
The weakest Cornwell book I have read yet. It seemed to have been written in haste and not well proof-read. Read more
Published on 11 July 2002

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