I few years ago someone posted on the listserve I belong to that Bloody Jack was a good read.  So I checked it out.  Holy Cow!  The author, L. A. Meyers, is one great writer.  For years I've been waiting for someone to bump To Kill a Mocking Bird out of my all-time favorite book slot.  Well, ladies and gentlemen, I think Bloody Jack finally did it.  Actually Bloody Jack is the first book in a series of swashbuckling adventures of one Jacky Faber.  There are now five books in the series and I like them all equally.  If you haven't read these books yet, give them a whirl.  You won't be disappointed. 

Here are the five books in order: Bloody Jack, Curse of the Blue Tatoo, Under the Jolly Roger, In the Belly of the Bloodhound, and Mississippi Jack.  What makes this series so outstanding is that they are not only great adventures stories, but great prose.  The best I've come across, actually.  I could never rave about a writer unless I liked his/her words.  Story is not enough!  I look for voice above all else (of course story has to be there as well).  Check 'em out...Greg

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