Whom You Know: READ THIS: THE PIRATE DEVLIN By Mark Keating

Friday, July 23, 2010

READ THIS: THE PIRATE DEVLIN By Mark Keating

Shiver me timbers! You need to pack along The Pirate Devlin on your next trip to the beach...it is the perfect setting to gaze out on the horizon of course, and imagine seeing some pirate ships out there. Packed with action and adventure, we think this would appeal to both men and women and with the popularity of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies in recent years, visions of Johnny Depp might dance through your mind as the character Devlin...but we are not sure if Johnny is Irish, so maybe not. This pirate grew up picking hops in the fields of Kilkenny with his dear old dad. To our non-Irish readers, Kilkenny is a county in the south of Ireland, not so far from Cork where Peachy went to school...

An entertaining read, The Pirate Devlin will delight you and transport you from your stressful business life in Manhattan, to a place far, far away! Pick it up!

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Grand Central Publishing is proud to present the debut novel by Mark Keating, THE PIRATE DEVLIN (Grand Central Hardcover; $24.99; July 27, 2010), a gripping adventure perfect for summer reading.

Sold by his father as a child for four guineas, captain’s servant Patrick Devlin knows how cheap a man’s life can be. Devlin’s instinct for survival is strong, and when his master’s ship is sunk by pirates, Devlin makes a choice to trade his servile existence for a life of dangerous liberty. As he learns to adapt to this brutal new world, he watches men who would once have been his master fall dead at his feet. Devlin finds himself as captain of the very ship that took down the vessel of the man he once served—and there is no doubt that revenge is in sight.

Set against the background of the 18^th century’s Golden Age of piracy, THE PIRATE DEVLIN is realistic, carefully researched, and wildly entertaining. Recent pirate blockbuster movies, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and a Facebook feature that translates phrases into pirate-speak, all confirm that there are legions of pirate fans across the globe, eager for more action-packed adventure.

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Mark Keating is originally from London and now lives in Windsor, Berkshire, downwind of the castle. He worked all over southeast England selling everything from comic books to champagne before settling down in Windsor. He likes Ancient Chinese and 18^th century history, wine and motorcycles.

Visit Grand Central Publishing on the web õ www.hachettebookgroup.com

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