Peter Smalley was born in Melbourne, Australia, and hails from a seafaring family. After an early career in advertising he became a screenwriter, broadcaster, and novelist. He now lives in London and is writing the HMS Expedient series about Captain William Rennie and Lieutenant James Hayter.
| Series: HMS Expedient | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| 1786 | HMS Expedient | Captain William Rennie, beached for four years, is given a new ship. |
| 1788 | Port Royal | Rennie and Hayter unravel an enemy plot at Port Royal |
| 1789 | Barbary Coast | HMS Expedient must sail to assist Britain's ally Rashid Bey |
| 1790 | The Hawk | Hayter, now with his own command, combats smugglers assisted by Rennie |
| 1791 | The Gathering Storm | Hayter is about to take command of HMS Sloop Eglantine when personal tragedy shatters his life |
| 1792 | The Pursuit | HMS Expedient heads for the Norwegian fjords and through the storm-mad Atlantic to Boston, |
| 1793 | The Marvellous Sea | HMS Expedient is under secret orders steering a course deep into the South Atlantic |
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