1807. Spain is divided, the Canary Islands are in revolt — and Commander John Brough is caught in the middle.

With Tenerife and Lanzarote already free from Madrid, Brough has become indispensable to Britain’s campaign in the Canaries. But HMS Minorca is dangerously short-handed, and when his friend Hispano is seized on Gran Canaria, Brough launches a daring rescue that helps pull another island away from Spanish rule.

Arrested under a flag of truce, Brough must rely on nerve, deception and his command of Spanish to escape before returning to a widening conflict of enemy warships, Barbary corsairs and uneasy diplomacy stretching from Gibraltar to Morocco.

Then four Spanish ships of the line are sighted off Fuerteventura. Outnumbered and outgunned, Brough must once again rely on audacity, ingenuity and unconventional tactics to turn the coming battle in Britain’s favour.

Packed with sea battles, intrigue and authentic age-of-sail action, The Canary Gambit is the second John Brough adventure from Richard Nigel Stembridge, perfect for fans of Patrick O’Brian and C.S. Forester.