A King's Cutter: A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel

By Richard Woodman

It is 1792 and Nathaniel Drinkwater is back in the Royal Navy, this time appointed to the 12-gun cutter Kestrel, commanded by the inscrutable Madoc Griffiths. With the gathering menace of the French Revolution, he is involved in secret and dangerous operations off the French Coast, including the rescue of émigrés and the landing of agents.
As Europe plunges deeper into war, Kestrel takes part in the struggle for supremacy in the Channel and Drinkwater has some sinister encounters with Edouard Santhonax, a man who is stirring up interest with British government agents.
Through Drinkwater’s initiative the network of intrigue is discovered, but the Royal Navy is paralyzed by mutiny. Will Kestrel have to stand alone between the Dutch Fleet and disaster? Events come to a climax at Camperdown, and in the aftermath of the bloody battle Drinkwater and his opponent come face to face.

• Language: English
• Publisher: RowmanLittlefield
• Release date: Jan 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781493060443

Richard Woodman

Richard Woodman has previously worked for The Trinity House Service. He is also the author of the Nathanial Drinkwater stories and other maritime works.

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Reviews for A King's Cutter

[patience_crabstick · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I love this genre, although I had a hard time with this book. The sailing talk is too technical for me and there is a lot of it, there are many, many pages in which nothing much happens. Still, I think Nathanial Drinkwater has possibilities as a character, so I plan to read a few more books in this series before I make a final decision on Richard Woodman's books.