Sea Lord Av Bernard Cornwell

<p>Johnny Rossendale has spent the last four years on the seas, away from the titled family he despises. But now he must turn his sailing cutter, the <i>Sunflower</i>, around and sail to Devon, where his mother lies dying.<br><br>When Johnny makes landfall, though, he finds that his return is eagerly anticipated by some very sinister foes. After an attempt on his life, he realises that someone thinks a missing painting that belongs to the family is in his hands - and, worse, they are prepared to go to any lengths to get hold of it.<br><br>But as Earl of Stowey, Johnny has eight centuries of robber-baron blood pumping through his veins. He won''t let the family fortune fall into the hands of others without a fight . . .</p>