Joan Druett

The Money Ship

By Joan Druett - Published 2017

Genres:

AdventureNautical

This historical adventure/thriller centers on the pirate Hochman’s treasure trove of doubloons, which purportedly sunk with his ship near a haunted ...Read Review

A Love of Adventure

By Joan Druett - Published 2102

Genres:

Nautical

In this 19th-century romance, Druett writes with a keen sense of irony. For example, in the midst of a storm around Cape Horn, ...Read Review

Deadly Shoals

By Joan Druett - Published 2007

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeNautical

Off the coast of Patagonia, January 1839: William “Wiki” Coffin, Maori son of a Yankee sea captain, serves as linguist for the U.S. ...Read Review

Run Afoul

By Joan Druett - Published 2006

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Joan Druett is a New Zealander known for her nonfiction writings on maritime history. She also writes historical fiction by sailing along with ...Read Review

Shark Island

By Joan Druett - Published 2005

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeNautical

In this second novel of her Wiki Coffin series, Joan Druett returns to the successful recipe she used in Watery Grave: one part ...Read Review

A Watery Grave

By Joan Druett - Published 2004

Genres:

AdventureMystery/CrimeNautical

In August 1838, the US Exploring Expedition left Hampton, Virginia, to explore the South Seas. Lt. Charles Wilkes commanded six ships with a crew ...Read Review

In the Wake of Madness

By Joan Druett - Published 2003

Genres:

NauticalNonfiction

In 1841 the whaleship Sharon sails out of Massachusetts for the rich hunting grounds of the South Pacific. Halfway through the voyage, Captain Howes ...Read Review