The Montevideo Brief, J. H. Gelernter
The Montevideo Brief, J. H. Gelernter
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The Montevideo Brief
A Thomas Grey Novel

Author: J. H. Gelernter

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 6 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/14/2023

Synopsis

A secret treaty will determine whether England can survive against Napoleon—Captain Grey races across the Atlantic to intercept a Spanish treasure fleet.

Vienna—June 1804. At the glittering debut of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, a Spanish diplomat meets with Captain Thomas Grey, agent of His Majesty's Secret Service. In exchange for a gigantic bribe, the Spaniard discloses Spain's most closely-held secret, the terms of its San Ildefonso Treaty with France. Spain's neutrality in Napoleon's war on Britain is only a ruse to keep the British navy from attacking the last great treasure-armada, now gathering in South America. Spanish warships will depart the port of Montevideo carrying 2,000 tons of gold; when the gold is safely in Madrid, Spain will declare war on Britain, ally with France, and divide the British Empire between them. Britain's only hope is a preemptive strike—to cripple Spain by capturing the armada on the high seas. The responsibility of delivering that blow falls to Grey.

About J. H. Gelernter

J. H. Gelernter is the author of the Thomas Grey novels: The Montevideo Brief, Hold Fast, and Captain Grey's Gambit.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jon on February 16, 2024

OK, so I've said it about the two other novels in this series, and I will continue to say it, the naval battles in these books are excellent. I came to these novels for the naval battles, and stayed for the rest of the story. I'm honestly quite glad that the entire novel doesn't center on naval batt......more

Goodreads review by Max on January 05, 2025

Der 3. Teil der Captain Grey Reihe. Nach dem 2. Teil, der meiner Meinung nach etwas nachgelassen hat ist J. H. Gelernter eine sehr gelungene Fortsetzung gelungen. Gekrönt von einem Grande Finale. Ich freue mich auf den nächsten Teil.......more

Goodreads review by Dan on April 09, 2023

My thanks to both Goodreads and the publisher W. W. Norton & Company for an advanced copy of this story of espionage in the age of fighting sail. I'm not sure when I started enjoying nautical adventure stories. I was raised in Connecticut, and went to Mystic and Groton a few times, but I don't think......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on April 24, 2023

This is a review of an ARC provided by BookBrowse for review. Loved this book especially since I read it while vacationing at the shore, where several days the weather was dirty--very atmospheric for the setting of the book. The sea, that is, not the Maine coast rather than the seas of the Southern......more

Goodreads review by Tony on November 02, 2023

Napoleonic-era British Naval Intelligence officer Thomas Grey is back for a third adventure, following the events of "Captain Grey's Gambit." Imagined as a combination of James Bond and Richard Sharpe, Grey once again mixes intrigue with plenty of sword and ship action. The book opens with a classic......more

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