Pirate Latitudes: An NYT Bestselling Historical Adventure of Ship Captains and Hidden Treasure

Name: Pirate Latitudes: An NYT Bestselling Historical Adventure of Ship Captains and Hidden Treasure
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.2 (8612 reviews)
Author: Michael Crichton

by Michael Crichton

Historical Fiction

4.2 (8,612)

4.2 stars from 8,612 reviews. One of the highest rated Historical Fiction books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You love historical fiction with genuine period detail and fast-paced action that doesn't slow down for exposition.
You enjoy heist stories where the planning and execution matter as much as the characters.
You want adventure that feels grounded in a real time and place, not cartoonish piracy.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for deep character development and emotional arcs. Crichton prioritises plot momentum over interiority.
You prefer stories centred on moral complexity or philosophical questions. This is entertainment, not high literature.
You want romance as a central plot thread. Women here are mostly scenery in a male-dominated world.

About this book

Set in the Caribbean in 1665, this novel follows Captain Charles Hunter in Jamaica, a remote English Crown colony that stands against Spanish imperial power. Port Royal, the island's capital, is a rough port town filled with taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses, where fortunes can be made but life is precarious—threatened by disease or violence. Hunter sees Spanish gold as an opportunity for the taking in this treasure hunt, operating in a place where power belongs to those ruthless enough to seize it. The story involves themes of treasure and betrayal set against the world of seventeenth-century Caribbean pirates in the New World.

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Currently on sale at $1.99 — 87% off peak. Price has dropped 6 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 190 days. Typically stays discounted for 228 days.

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Currently #4,472 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Climbing the charts — 50% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.2★ from 8,612 reviews

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