Broos Campbell spent most of adult life in San Francisco, San Jose, and Santa Cruz, and currently lives in a small seaside city in Southern California. In addition to the Matty Graves novels, he has published numerous articles and short stories in the alternative press and literary magazines. Here’s a sample about killing rats.

All in all, he'd rather be on the water than in it.

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Selected Works

The Matty Graves novels
Book 1: No Quarter

Midshipman Matty Graves must choose between family and duty.

“Refreshingly cynical.”
—Jonathan Lunn

Book 2: The War of Knives

Acting-Lieutenant Matty Graves gets caught up in the Haitian Revolution in 1800. Mayhem ensues!

"[N]ever dull . . ."
—Madison Smartt Bell

Book 3: Peter Wicked

Matty seizes the opportunity to make a name and fortune for himself—even if it means destroying those closest to him.

"[U]nusual, if somewhat jaundiced . . ."
—Library Journal

Errata
Errata
Errors after the fact
History
Lubber's Glossary
Seamen's terms in landsmen's language
Timeline
Haitian Timeline
Nautical info bits
Sailing distances around Haïti
How far it is from here to there, by sea, in English statute miles.
Officers' uniforms
Public domain stuff—I didn't write this.
Maps
Maps
Yep, still maps
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