Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger

Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger is a historical fiction novel written by Douglas Reeman under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.

Bolitho and Dancer are given leave from the Gorgon after its return to Plymouth for a refit.

Because they are the only agents of the King locally, they must investigate the body and suspect that he was killed by either smugglers or wreckers.

Trying to set a trap, they send the guns in a small convey under the command of Dancer.

The smugglers release Dancer who recognizes the voice of their leader, as a local member of the landed gentry.