![]() ![]() Westbrook’s second book in the Fallon adventure series will address the role of slavery in the Caribbean.Down in Bermuda is a puzzle game by those who brought us the excellent Agent A. The Bermuda Privateer is published by McBooks Press. Westbrook has several non-fiction books to his name, including a children’s book. You’ll find a map included in the book to assist in following the action across islands. A 1790s map of the area was used for historical and name references. Also, he relied on his diaries of earlier times spent sailing between the islands of the Caribbean and Cuba (before it was legal to go there), for the picture he paints with his words. The book should generate wide appeal.īut if you are a stickler for detail, you’ll appreciate the ad man’s thoroughness with facts. I was able to visualize the dynamic ship-to-ship combat as well as their battle to survive the storm. If, like me, you know nothing about sailing or the details of how vessels are manned and operated, you’ll find the narrative does not bog down. “My wife kept telling me not to bring these characters to dinner,” he said. Yet, does the book really ever separate from the author? “Trade was so important then, especially in salt.” Thus, it was an attractive prize for pirates.Īs Westbrook wrote, the story took on a life of it’s own. “My friend Pat Fallen was a total rule breaker, so he couldn’t be a captain in the Royal Navy.”įallon became a former officer and now privateer sailing out of Bermuda for Somers Salt Company. ![]() Originally conceived as a naval officer, Westbrook reconsidered his lead character. “He’s taller and better looking very much his own character,” he said with a laugh. How close is the fictional Fallon to the real Fallon? While they originated during the Revolutionary War as an adjunct navy to sink and pillage America’s enemies at sea, privateers continued into the 1800s. ![]() “Privateers had to live by their wits,” Westbrook explained. They become embroiled in the battle between France and England and are betrayed by a cowardly British commander. The former ad man proceeded to venture into his favorite genre, historical fiction with Fallon leading the way as captain of the schooner, Sea Dog, accompanied by a sharp tongued, crafty first lieutenant woman named Beauty McFarland, their employer Ezra Somers, and cut-throat pirate Jak Clayton. “The more I wrote, the more the character took over.” I had to disguise him a little,” Westbrook said. His loss left a massive hole in my life,” he said. Shortly after the death of his great friend Pat Fallon of the international advertising firm Fallon McElligott, Westbrook sat at his desk looking at a picture of the two of them on a beach in Mexico. In a recent interview, he explained how he went from being an advertising guru writing 30-second commercials to authoring a 327-page historical novel. Westbrook launches the novel Wednesday, September 20, with a cocktail reception at the Tides Inn in Irvington. ![]() While its not my preferred genre, the book captured my interest with a fast-paced tale of intrigue and conspiracies that took few breathers. T he Bermuda Privateer, the debut novel of William Westbrook, navigates the adventures of an 18th century privateer and his high seas battles with pirates and hurricanes. ![]()
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