Read 'Shadow on the
Moon' - the explosive new pirate book by Archie
Coulter...
An armed pirate gang, led by the cunning and
ruthless Henry Kaduna are attacking and robbing
ships off the port of Lagos in Nigeria. During
one particularly brutal incident, an officer’s
wife is raped and the ships master murdered.
Interpol, at the request of the UN become involved and Inspector Martin Ellis
is sent to track down the leader of the pirate gang. But he has to work under
cover, as the corrupt local police chief Godwin Azubikas, cannot be trusted.
Due to the constraints imposed working without police assistance, Ellis initially
finds progress on the case slow and struggles to obtain leads. Meanwhile the
pirate becomes more audacious, earning vast sums of money from the ships he attacks.
The pirate has carved himself a life of luxury from the proceeds of his nefarious
activities, visiting the best restaurants in Lagos and gambling at the local
casino.
He has also become involved with the lovely English croupier Leslie
Granby and plans to use her as cover, when he eventually leaves Nigeria. This
may be sooner rather than later, as he feels the heat from the local police chief,
and suspects there may be someone else closing in on him.
A fast-moving and authentic tale of modern-day
piracy...
Click here to read
the opening pages!
About the Author
Archie Coulter has spent the last 36 years at sea
in the merchant navy starting as deck cadet in 1969
and rising to the rank of master in 1991, the rank
he has held for the last 16 years.
During this long
sea career he traded between Japan and West Africa
between 1981 and 1992. This was where he first encountered
modern day piracy and got the idea to write a book
on this subject.
He was born in Scotland, grew up
in the Isle of Man, lived in Spain for 8 years and
now resides in Cheshire England.
Archie Coulter has made 7 DVD's about life on
a modern merchant ship which can be purchased from www.archwayvideo.co.uk.
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