Pirate Hunter

by Tom Morrisey

From the blue waters of the Caribbean and the Florida Keys to the wind-swept wilds of the Outer Banks, this book combines the romantic popularity of a pirate tale with an inspirational story of modern-day treasure hunters.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764203487
• ISBN13: 9780764203480
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

A perfect blend of the 18th & 21st centuries!

Tom Morrisey expertly blends two stories from two different worlds into a page-turning adventure you won't want to put down! Ted, from the 18th century, finds himself aboard a pirate ship. Befriended by the pirate captain, he begins learning the skills of a navigator. He falls in love with a beautiful girl on the island of Tortola, and begins to work towards making her his wife. Greg, in the 21st century, is a treasure hunting marine biologist. He gets a job with a company in Key West who has just found a new sunken ship site. He finds himself in the water alongside a beautiful girl who has stolen his heart. Tom Morrisey has an incredible talent in his ability to weave these stories together. Not once did I find myself wondering if I was in the 18th or 21st century - the style of each story was unique in itself, making the difference intuitive. This book is a must read for any reader who loves a good adventure-thriller with a touch of romance. I will definitely be looking for more books by Tom Morrisey!

Pirate Hunter

Tom Morrisey takes us back and forth between the marine archaeologist of today searching the site of a wreck of an old ship and the story of some pirates operating in the area in a bygone era. The lives of the archaeologist and the young slave turned pirate parallel and both deal with issues with their fathers, love for the women in their lives and deeper issue of faith in God. It is a story of reclamation and redemption, forgiveness and restoration. The story is well crafted and gripping to the end and the characters are each fascinating in their own right. A really good read that I would recommend to all my friends.

An AMAZING story!!

"This is how our Savior views repentance, and who are we to view it elsewise?" (p. 249) WOW, and DOUBLE WOW! I've read Tom Morrisey before, but this...Pirate Hunter...is his most amazing tale! When you try to blend two stories, one present-day and one Eighteenth century, it would seem an impossibility. But Tom Morrisey tells the tale of Captain Henry Thatch and a young, freed slave named Ted Bascombe alongside the story of Treasure Hunter Greg Rhode and his newly discovered soul-mate and blends them so seamlessly you look forward to the end of each chapter just to see how marvelously it blends into the beginning of the next! This is a story of treasure hunting in both the cannon-and-sword sense as well as the GPS and diving sense. However, on a much deeper and satisfying level, this is the story of everyone's search for the ultimate treasure - forgiveness and redemption. A more unlikely gathering of characters you'll never find than the ones that leap from the pages of Pirate Hunter. The story plot itself seems an unlikely location for spiritual truth too, but you will find it seamlessly and believably woven into the tale. You will be drawn in from the very beginning, and by the time you reach the final chapters, you will feel the breeze on your face as the pages fly by! It is no exaggeration at all to tell you this is one of the most satisfying reads I've had lately. I've laughed. I've cried. I've held my breath. I've rejoiced. I am one well-satisfied reader!

Plot, Character, Prose, Story...It's All Here

Tom Morrisey torques up the tension, tackles bitterness and rolls out an extremely readable and fascinating story in Pirate Hunter. Interconnected eras meld as heroic, but broken, men face weather, revenge, greed, evil and redemption. Tom Morrisey has secured his spot on my favorite author shelf. Morrisey writes rock-solid and often beautiful prose while creating characters that are believable and plot lines that snap, zing and crackle with intensity. Man, woman, Christian, undecided, I can't imagine anyone feeling like a few hours with Morrisey is anything less than a very satisfying and well-spent chunk of time. With diver and pirate lingo, historical bits and pieces, and three-dimensional characters, Morrisey unfurls two distinct yet similar tales. I grew to respect and admire the pirates as much as the modern day hunters. I also appreciated the soul-searching struggles of the main characters as they became open to the truth that wanted to set them free. Strongly spiritual, but not overtly preachy, plenty of adventure and a bit of blood without extremely gruesome scenes, heavy emotion without the trickery to pull emotion from the reader, Morrisey handles the story with excellent wordsmithing and storytelling. The only folks who may not dive fully into this story are folks who want blow-by-blow relational details where love is involved and those who don't want to deal with any technical details. Pirate and Morrisey fans are going to want to check into this one.

Two stand-out heroes make this book a real treasure

Pirate Hunter by Tom Morrisey is a wonderfully written adventure story mixed with a little faith and a lot of history. Greg Rhode is just out of college and lucky to find a job working on Phil Rackham's ship salvage operation out of Key West. His investigation of a wreck brings up gemstones that have a fascinating history that only the reader will ever know. Bold Ted was captured as a slave and then rescued by pirate Captain Henry Thatch. He signs on as a member of the Regent crew, which puts his life in danger when the Spanish go gunning for Thatch and his compatriots who stole a valuable ruby from one of their ships. The two stories move along parallel lines through manhood, falling in love, and the discovery that treasure isn't found in gold and jewels but in forgiveness and family. Morrisey gives readers just enough information about diving shipwrecks to intrigue without overwhelming them with jargon. The romances are sweet, and the adventure captivating. The two heroes are what really make this book shine. I loved this book!