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Military Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Best selling author, Larry Jeram-Croft spent thirty years in the Royal Navy as a helicopter pilot and engineer. He then worked in industry for seven years before retiring. When he retired, he and his wife bought a yacht and went to live in the Caribbean. It was this experience that led to the idea for his 'Jacaranda trilogy'. The novels are based on true events in the West indies of Nelson's time and provide thrilling and exciting stories for all who love the sea and sailing. Brought up on the books of C S Forester and Patrick O'Brian he was surprised that no one was writing similar stories about the modern Royal Navy, especially with so much going on in previous decades. As he was himself a Lynx helicopter pilot during the Falklands War, h ...more

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	Better Lucky and Good (John Hunt Book 1) 4.49 avg rating — 1,184 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	and the Pilot can't swim (John Hunt Book 2) 4.50 avg rating — 1,134 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Sea Skimmer (Jon Hunt #1) 4.37 avg rating — 632 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Caspian Monster (Jon Hunt #2) 4.47 avg rating — 501 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Bog Hammer (Jon Hunt #5) 4.54 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Retribution (Jon Hunt #7) 4.57 avg rating — 342 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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So finally finished and available on Amazon in all the normal formats, ie Kindle, paperback or hardcover.. This one has taken almost a year as I was tied up with other things and needed to do research but it was great fun writing it. As usual with my novels, the plot is partly based on fact, especially the connections of Winchester with King Arthur. So if you want to know more:'The City of Winches Read more of this blog post »

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