In Hazard

'A tremendous piece of dramatic narrative description-as thrilling a yarn as you are likely to pick up-Magnificent' Sunday Times

To take the same subject as Conrad in Typhoon would be foolhardy if it were not so triumphantly justified

Richard Hughes was born in 1900. Living much of his life in a castle in Wales, he wrote poems and plays as well as novels. He died in 1976

A sea-story of vivid adventures, In Hazard is set on board the British ship Archimedes which is bound for the Far East from Norfolk (Virginia) via the Panama Canal. When the crew suddenly find themselves in the middle of a violent hurricane the book becomes an absorbing study of how different men behave when faced with danger.

Richard Hughes

I read Richard Hughes’ A High Wind in Jamaica this year and felt breathless with shock and awe… Appallingly dark story…dreadfully funny.

A High Wind in Jamaica is like those books you used to read under the covers with a flashlight - only infinitely more delicious ... and macabre

Wow.  Just....wow. This is a nasty, wicked little book.  It's wonderful

On the high seas of the Caribbean, a family of English children is set loose - sent by their parents from their home in Jamaica to receive the civilising effects of England. When their ship is captured by pirates, the thrilling cruise continues as the children transfer their affections from one batch of sailors to another. Innocence is their protection, but as life in the care of pirates reveals its dangers, the events which unfold begin to take on a savagely detached quality. 
 
Writers' reviews for A High Wind in Jamaica: 
 
'One of my all time favourite books' Ann Patchett 
 
'I wouldn't let a 14-year-old near it' Meg Rosoff 
 
'I read the whole thing in one gulp. It was remarkable. Tiny. Crazy. I felt just like I did as a kid.' Andrew Sean Greer 
 
'When I really like a book I'll sometimes read a passage or two aloud to whoever's nearby; this one I'd happily recite cover-to-cover' Imogen Hermes Gowar 
 
'A thrillingly good book' Martin Amis

Richard Hughes

Praise for A High Wind in Jamaica

I read Richard Hughes’ A High Wind in Jamaica this year and felt breathless with shock and awe… Appallingly dark story…dreadfully funny.

A High Wind in Jamaica is like those books you used to read under the covers with a flashlight - only infinitely more delicious ... and macabre

Wow. Just....wow. This is a nasty, wicked little book. It's wonderful

I read Richard Hughes’ A High Wind in Jamaica this year and felt breathless with shock and awe… Appallingly dark story…dreadfully funny.

A High Wind in Jamaica is like those books you used to read under the covers with a flashlight - only infinitely more delicious ... and macabre

Wow. Just....wow. This is a nasty, wicked little book. It's wonderful

I read Richard Hughes’ A High Wind in Jamaica this year and felt breathless with shock and awe… Appallingly dark story…dreadfully funny.

A High Wind in Jamaica is like those books you used to read under the covers with a flashlight - only infinitely more delicious ... and macabre

Wow. Just....wow. This is a nasty, wicked little book. It's wonderful

Books by Richard Hughes

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