title: The Torrid Zone
author:  Alaric Bond 
description: Alaric Bond was born in Surrey, and now lives in Herstmonceux, East Sussex. He has been writing professionally for over twenty years. His interests include the British Navy, 1793-1815, and the RNVR during WWII. He is also a keen collector of old or unusual musical instruments, and 78 rpm records. Alaric Bond is a member of various historical societies and regularly gives talks to groups and organisations.
zlib_text: The Torrid Zone
  Alaric Bond
  Published by Old Salt Press LLC, 2014.
  
  This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are
  entirely coincidental.
  THE TORRID ZONE
  First edition. May 21, 2014.
  Copyright © 2014 Alaric Bond.
  ISBN: 978-0988236073
  Written by Alaric Bond.
  
  Table of Contents
  Title Page
  Copyright Page
  Dedication
  The Torrid Zone | Chapter One
  Chapter Two
  Chapter Three
  Chapter Four
  Chapter Five
  Chapter Six
  Chapter Seven
  Chapter Eight
  Chapter Nine
  Chapter Ten
  Chapter Eleven
  Chapter Twelve
  Chapter Thirteen
  Chapter Fourteen
  Chapter Fifteen
  Chapter Sixteen
  Chapter Seventeen
  Chapter Eighteen
  Chapter Nineteen
  Chapter Twenty
  Chapter Twenty-One
  Chapter Twenty-Two
  Author's Note
  Selected glossary
  Turn a Blind Eye
  About the Author
  About the Publisher
  
   
  For Rick
  
  The Torrid Zone
  
  Chapter One
  The storm had already lasted three days and HMS Scylla was starting to
  suffer. Timbers dried by time in the Mediterranean sun were brittle, some of
  her caulking had shrunk and man