Many authors have tried to replicate Forester’s work, but the Hornblower series of books and countless associated works is top of the list for adventures on wooden warships.

Mary Stewart is one of my favorite writers. I’m halfway into a collection of her early novels. Nine Coaches Waiting is a post WWII murder conspiracy set in the French Alps.

Mary Stewart’s books are classics. This novel follows a young British woman on holiday on Crete, wandering into the mysterious unknown. I can’t wait to see how it turns out.