Hold Fast
A Novel

Though listing both Patrick O'Brian and Ian Flemming as influences this is more Bond than Aubrey, and might have been better if it had leaned even further in that direction. The action is decent, the setting interesting (and no big inconsistencies jumped up to detract from the story), and Grey is cu......more

Wow! Wow!Wow! Every once in a while I read a book that I know will take the book world by storm and , like here, will be the first of a great series. Hold Fast is historical fiction at its finest-well written, complex( but not too complex) , great characters and a real sense of history without being......more

Hold Fast opens in England, in the year of our Lord, 1803 . . . a time when diplomacy is failing and war appears to be imminent between historic enemies Britain and France. Nevertheless, Captain Thomas Grey of the British Royal Marines tenders his resignation. He wants to accept a job in America and......more

Hold Fast is a historical fiction taking place in 1803 that kicks off with naval warfare and has a James Bond/Jason Bourne protagonist, Thomas Grey. I love the concept, especially tying in some historical accuracy. I had picked this book up as a suggestion, and was not disappointed. I thoroughly appr......more

I'm typically not a huge fan of dudes running around with swords stabbing one another and engaging in naval warfare. It's the kind of thing I typically zone out to, but not in Hold Fast. Thomas Grey was charming, the action scenes were well written (I astounded myself by following what was going on......more