Personal life
Born inSeries
, there were 27 books published under his own name and 20 under his pen-names. He is best known for his seafaring novels.The Privateersman Mysteries
# ''The Devil's Own Luck'' (1991) # ''The Dying Trade'' (1993) # ''A Hanging Matter'' (1994) # ''An Element of Chance'' (1995) # ''The Scent of Betrayal'' (1996) # ''A Game of Bones'' (1997)The Markham of the Marines Series (writing as Tom Connery)
# ''A Shred of Honour'' (1996) # ''Honour Redeemed'' (1997) # ''Honour Be Damned'' (1999)Nelson and Emma
# ''On a Making Tide'' (2000) # ''Tested by Fate'' (2001) # ''Nelson: Breaking the Line'' (2001)The John Pearce Series
# ''By the Mast Divided'' (2004) # ''A Shot Rolling Ship'' (2005) # ''An Awkward Commission'' (2006) # ''Flag of Truce'' (2008), his most widely held book; according toThe Contraband Shore Series
# ''The Contraband Shore'' (2018) # ''A Lawless Place'' (2019) # ''Blood Will Out'' (2019)As Jack Cole
# ''Every Second Counts'' # ''Tight Lies''The Republic Series (writing as Jack Ludlow)
# ''The Pillars of Rome'' (2007) # ''The Sword of Revenge'' (2008) # ''The Gods of War'' (2008)The Crusades Trilogy (writing as Jack Ludlow)
# ''Son of Blood'' (2012) # ''Soldier of Crusade'' (2012) # ''Prince of Legend'' (2013)The Conquest Series (writing as Jack Ludlow)
# ''Mercenaries'' # ''Warriors'' # ''Conquest'' # ''Hawkwood''The Last Roman Trilogy (writing as Jack Ludlow)
# ''Vengeance'' (2014) # ''Honour'' (2014) # ''Triumph'' (2015)References
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Donachie, David 1944 births Living people British historical novelists 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists Nautical historical novelists Writers of historical mysteries British male novelists 20th-century British male writers 21st-century British male writers