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THE DARKEST SHADE OF HONOR
The Darkest Shade of Honor is the eighth in the award-winning Honor Series of naval historical fiction following the life and career of Lt. Com. Peter Wake from 1863 to 1907, a time when the United States Navy helped America become a global power.
Commander Peter Wake, of the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence, is in New York City in 1886, where he meets two intense young men who will dramatically influence his life: Theodore Roosevelt and José Martí. Presented with a secret coded message, he deciphers it for Roosevelt, and soon wishes he hadn’t.
Returning to Washington, he is assigned to follow up on the secret message and uncover the extent of Cuban revolutionary activities between Florida and Cuba, along with investigating rumors of Spanish government agents operating in Key West. Most of all, this is to be accomplished quietly, to prevent international embarrassment for newly elected President Grover Cleveland, the first Democrat in the White House in twenty-five years.
The investigation takes Wake to places he thought he knew so well: Havana, Key West, Tampa, and the islands of Florida’s southwest coast. But the further he delves, the more he realizes how much he doesn’t know, and is drawn inexorably into the center of the most catastrophic event in Key West history, when over half the city was destroyed.
And in the end, Peter Wake makes a decision that may well shock his readers—one involving the very darkest shade of honor.
Commander Peter Wake, of the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence, is in New York City in 1886, where he meets two intense young men who will dramatically influence his life: Theodore Roosevelt and José Martí. Presented with a secret coded message, he deciphers it for Roosevelt, and soon wishes he hadn’t.
Returning to Washington, he is assigned to follow up on the secret message and uncover the extent of Cuban revolutionary activities between Florida and Cuba, along with investigating rumors of Spanish government agents operating in Key West. Most of all, this is to be accomplished quietly, to prevent international embarrassment for newly elected President Grover Cleveland, the first Democrat in the White House in twenty-five years.
The investigation takes Wake to places he thought he knew so well: Havana, Key West, Tampa, and the islands of Florida’s southwest coast. But the further he delves, the more he realizes how much he doesn’t know, and is drawn inexorably into the center of the most catastrophic event in Key West history, when over half the city was destroyed.
And in the end, Peter Wake makes a decision that may well shock his readers—one involving the very darkest shade of honor.
“A solid entry in this popular series.” —Booklist
Hardback $21.95
ISBN: 1-56164-465-X
Size: 6 x 9
408 Pages
ISBN: 1-56164-465-X
Size: 6 x 9
408 Pages
| How Many? | Title | Binding | Price | Order? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Darkest Shade of Honor | Hardback | $21.95 |
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