A Dangerous Game

[A] magnificent scholarly vindication -- N.A.M Rodger * Times Literary Supplement *
This is surely the definitive account of this extraordinary man. Moore does not shy away from the dark side [of Cochrane]… but in doing so he makes the story only more compelling… compulsively readable… I have not enjoyed a book more for a long time -- George Owers * The Times *
Gripping... A Dangerous Game must surely be the last word on a man who was once a national hero -- Adrian Tinniswood * Literary Review *
I could only wish Patrick O'Brian was alive to have read this -- NIKOLAI TOLSTOY
The brilliant, dashing, outrageous Thomas Cochrane, who inspired so many works of thrilling fiction, has received a fitting tribute; Peter Moore’s A Dangerous Game unfolds the events of this amazing life with a verve worthy of the man. -- CAROLINE ALEXANDER, author of The Endurance and The Bounty
A master historian and storyteller meets a truly extraordinary subject. The result is history that explodes off the page -- MATTHEW PARKER, author of One Fine Day
An extraordinary biography... a brilliant, pacy and utterly enthralling account of one of the greatest characters in naval fiction. If you are a Hornblower fan, or a Jack Aubrey obsessive, this account of the man whose real life exploits inspired the greatest Age of Sail novelists is unmissable. As a lifelong devotee of Patrick O'Brian and CS Forester, I read this true-life account of Lord Cochrane's exploits with deep pleasure and the occasional moment of delighted recognition as the fictional and the real collided -- ANTONIA SENIOR, author of Stalin's Apostles
With wonderfully balletic, graceful prose, Moore thrillingly brings Thomas Cochrane’s absurdly entertaining story to life. From the Napoleonic wars to Latin American revolutions, Moore vividly captures the brilliant, brave and brooding naval hero in all his complexity. A Dangerous Game is history and biography at its finest -- EDWARD SHAWCROSS, author of The Last Emperor of Mexico
Thomas Cochrane’s life was almost absurdly eventful: a fearless warrior, a naval hero, a politician and an unlikely revolutionary, he was also a symbol of his turbulent and rumbustious age. Peter Moore’s gripping account perfectly encapsulates all of his vices and virtues. A triumph -- RICHARD STRACHAN, author of Night Fire and The Unrecovered
A meticulously researched, widely accessible, highly entertaining and, at times, shocking book. Cochrane was, most definitely, the best kind of hero: purged, loved, misunderstood, dangerous, humble, and, importantly, always for the people -- LOUIS D HALL, author of In Green
Peter Moore writes brilliantly… he’s really gotten under the bones of the man… you’re in safe hands -- Antonia Senior * The History Book Buffs *
Just a few pages into Peter Moore's brilliant new book, you are aware that you are reading about an extraordinary life... It often reads like a novel, and grips from the first page * History of War *