Order of Privateersman Books
The Privateersman Mysteries is a series of historical nautical fiction by Scottish author David Donachie that also includes mystery aspects. Harry Ludlow is forced out of the Royal Navy, so he joins up with his brother James in the privateering business.
Donachie began his Privateersman series in 1991 with the novel The Devil’s Own Luck. The series lasted six novels until A Game of Bones in 1997. Below is a list of David Donachie’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Privateersman Mysteries Books
(By: David Donachie, Jack Ludlow)
The Devil's Own Luck | (1993) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Dying Trade | (1993) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Hanging Matter | (1994) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
An Element of Chance | (1995) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Scent of Betrayal | (1996) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Game of Bones | (1997) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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