âSwashbuckling suspense, royal intrigue, and high seas naval actionâ abound in this saga of a Royal Navy captainâs search for treasure in Africa (Publishers Weekly).  1663: Captain Matthew Quinton is thrilled to capture a corsair from under the nose of menacing Maltese Knight Montnoir. But his triumph is short lived. The âpirateâ is in fact the infamous Irish adventurer OâDwyer, who comes with talk of a vast West African gold mine . . . Ordered by the avaricious King Charles to accompany OâDwyer to Africa and unearth the gold, Quinton sets sail for the Gambia. Dogged by misfortune, with sabotage and murder darkening the mission, Quinton discovers Montnoir is on his trail. The race for gold will put everything at risk . . . Can Quinton emerge in one piece? The Mountain of Gold is the second novel in the thrilling Matthew Quinton Journals naval adventure series. Praise for the writing of J.D. Davies: âHornblower, Aubrey and Quintonâa pantheon of the best adventures at sea!â âConn Iggulden, #1 New York Timesâbestselling author of The Conqueror and War of the Roses series âA hero worth rooting for.â âPublishers Weekly âUtterly impossible to put down . . . Finely-shaded characters, excellent plotting, gut-clenching action and immaculate attention to period detail . . . Superb.â âAngus Donald, author of The Outlaw Chronicles series âDestined to be a classic of nautical adventure series.â âEric Jay Dolin, author of Leviathan and Fur, Fortune, and Empire  âA naval adventure that goes well beyond the usual outlines of the genre to paint a lively portrait of England in the 1600s.â âKirkus Reviews
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