Redcoat

by David Crookes

1873... A landslide at a diamond mine in Africa leaves autocratic British army major, Spencer Shackerly, badly injured and in a deep coma. He awakens to find himself a helpless cripple and his military career over. Holding Lieutenant Jeffrey Guest responsible for his plight, he is determined to have the young officer face a court martial.
Jeffrey Guest has since returned to England, planning to marry his childhood sweetheart. On his wedding day he is blamed for the death of a soldier when the army attempts to arrest him. But aided by family and friends he manages to flee the country.
So begins a relentless worldwide manhunt. Shackerly uses his aristocratic family's wealth and influence in high places at home and abroad to mercilessly hunt down the fugitive across the United States, Canada and Australia until eventually the hunted becomes the hunter.

Genres: Historical Fiction

401 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 20, 2010

Reviews

[Gerold Whittaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story begins at a diamond mine in Africa in 1873. The penalty for stealing diamonds is cruel and through a series of events following the theft of diamonds during which Major Shackerly is crippled, he seeks revenge on the Lietenant who he deems responsible for his injury.

Now wheelchair-bound, Shackerly organises a manhunt using his family wealth and many "below board" activities to track down and bring the Lietenant to justice.

The hunt takes place across several countries and includes several law agencies including the "Pinkertons". More through luck than good judgement, the Lietenant manages to elude capture - most of the time anyway....

The book is free, well written, well edited and well worth the read.

I read the free Kindle ebook but it is also available elsewhere.

[Aaron · Rating 2 out of 5]

Redcoat follows a duo of protagonists as they attempt escape from the vendetta of a British military officer. The book is relatively entertaining, but losing major points for a few historical and grammatical errors (e.g. "your" instead of "you're"). The fact that the protagonists have more luck than Sky Masterson certainly doesn't assist the plotline.

[Jana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt like this author was definitely influenced by my favorite author, Bernard Cornwell. There were definitely elements of his writing in this book. I enjoyed the book for that reason. There were too many coincidences in the book to be believable, but it was an interesting book. If you like historical fiction, give this one a try.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

A .pretty good book, but

A bit repetitive; out of the frying pan and into the fire, out of the fire and back into the pan, then back into the fire, etc. Action was OK, but as I said, repetitive.

[Cara Best · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad for a freebie! Pretty good action and characters.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very surprised at how much I enjoyed this book- and it was free so hard to beat that price.

[Karla Renee Goforth Abreu · Rating 3 out of 5]

The action of the story spans three continents . The adventure and drama is packed with historical references and realistic geographical imagery .

[Teri Heyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading David Crookes' 'Redcoat.' It's a fast-paced read with lots of action. This is the third book I've read by this author and I intend to read more.

[Frank Shedd · Rating 3 out of 5]

okay too much good luck for hero