Duncan Morant Books

The Honourable Duncan Morant, is enjoying life as a man-about-town. But he is also a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, and as the war clouds gather he is called up. Because of his experience in small boats, and his knowledge of the English Channel, Morant is given command of one of the fast torpedo boats. This is a disappointment as he had hoped for a place on a battleship and the English Channel is very much a British preserve. However, the war takes a disastrous turn and Duncan and his crew find themselves in the thick of several hazardous operations...

An Hon. Duncan Morant naval thriller - 1941. For Britain, the focal point of the war is now the island of Malta. Commander Lord Eversham leads a squadron of British Motor Torpedo Boats sent to help out. Accompanying Duncan is, as always, his friend and engineer Jamie Goring. Things become complicated when Duncans outrageous mother turns up. While the waves this creates are still breaking, orders arrive for the flotilla to undertake a virtual suicide mission . . .

An Honourable Duncan Morant naval thriller . . . The Vortex brings the saga of Duncan Lord Eversham and Jamie Goring to a gripping climax. - Seriously wounded in an engagement Jamie is hospitalized, and falls in love with his nurse, Emma Broughton. Emma is from a higher social class and her parents won’t consider her marrying a man who is only a petty officer. Jamie undertakes a hazardous operation to rescue a French Resistance leader from under the very noses of the Nazis. It is a time for heroism, and for sacrifice . . .