Much Ado About Lewrie, Dewey Lambdin
Much Ado About Lewrie, Dewey Lambdin
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Much Ado About Lewrie
An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure

Author: Dewey Lambdin

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 11 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/28/2019


Synopsis

The twenty-fifth title in Dewey Lambdin's beloved series of historical naval adventure.

Lewrie loses his ship and his command when he receives news that Vigilance must return to England to be decommissioned and turned over to the dockyards for a complete refit. Lewrie is grounded, put on half-pay, and his crew disperses to look for new positions.

It's late Autumn, and being ashore is heavenly, after a time. Lewrie spends time with his wife Jessica, helps his son Hugh find a new ship, and happily marries off Charlotte. Life onshore is quiet until Lewrie finds himself once again in the headlines of the city papers after discovering a dognapping gang and uncovering stolen Bisquits and Rembrants. The headlines should be positive, but soon the tides turn against Lewrie once again. There's never a dull moment for Lewrie.

Dewey Lambdin is the reigning master of maritime fiction, celebrated as the heir to Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester. For over twenty years, his devoted fans have followed the adventures of Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, from his days as a midshipmen to captain of his own ship and, though on somewhat dubious grounds, a baronetcy.

About Dewey Lambdin

Dewey Lambdin is the author of the Alan Lewrie novels. A member of the U.S. Naval Institute and a Friend of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, he spends his free time working and sailing on a rather tatty old sloop. He makes his home in Nashville, Tennessee.

About John Lee

John Lee has read more than 100 audiobooks.  His work has garnered multiple Earphones Awards and won AudioFile's Best Voice in Fiction & Classics in both 2008 and 2009.  Lee narrated the audiobook for A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin, volume four of A Song of Ice and Fire. He has also read for Jack London, John Banville, Charles Dickens, and Barbara Taylor Bradford.  In addition, Lee narrates video games, does voice-over work, and writes plays.  He is also an accomplished stage actor and has written and co-produced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit.  He played Alydon in the 1963–64 Doctor Who serial The Daleks.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex on July 18, 2022

It's a sad thing to reach the end of the Lewrie series. His career in the Navy was barely half over, the Napoleonic Wars had another 5 years to run, and the War of 1812 hadn't even started yet. Moreover, Lambdin had plans to keep writing the series, plans that were cut short by his somewhat untimely......more

Goodreads review by Tom on October 13, 2019

I didn't finish it. It was too similar to others in the series, not much action. I have read most of the Lewrie series, but this was the first one that I did not complete......more

Goodreads review by Bob on March 10, 2022

This the 25th Alan Lewrie story was somwhat different from the usual stories. Alan Lewrie is home from the sea and not too happy with it. But he is managing to keep himself busy. To start he is happy to see his wife and family again. Even his father is a welcome sight as is Alan's son, Hugh. After a......more

Goodreads review by J.J. on June 05, 2019

Nothing damages an action series more than domestic bliss, but that’s what Dewey Lambdin serves up in his latest Alan Lewrie novel, written in the manner of Henry Fielding meets Jane Austen. The warning is right there in its title: Much Ado About . . . Nothing. And that’s what the author serves up. I......more

Goodreads review by Roger on August 16, 2019

I am a Lewrie fan right from the first novel and I did enjoy this latest book to a certain degree. The author's descriptions of historical events, people and places is well done and enduring but Lewrie has become dull and boring and this book is not for those who expect a seafaring tale with lots of......more