Young William Bentley, survivor of the bloody Welfare mutiny, reluctantly resumes his naval career as an officer on the press tender Biter. Bentley's service in the London River - surrounded by corruption and greed - teaches him new lessons about the darker side of city life. When the Biter is reassigned to combat the "wicked trade" of smuggling, Bentley is caught up in the investigation of the murder of two customs officers!
The Wicked Trade
- Details
- By: Jan Needle
- Title: The Wicked Trade
- Series: Sea Officer William Bentley
- First Published by: Harper Collins
- First Published Format: HC
- First Published Date: 1998
- ISBN-10: 000225719X
- ISBN-13: 9780002257190