The Darkening Sea (Richard Bolitho)

Synopsis

The Thrilling Twenty-first Naval Adventure Featuring Richard Bolitho. Returning Safely To England After The Dramatic Capture Of Martinque, Vice-admiral Sir Richard Bolitho Finds An All Too Brief Respite From War And Politics In The Arms Of His Mistress Catherine Somervell. But The Shadow Of A New Conflict Already Darkens The Horizon. The Old Enemy, France, Forges An Uneasy Alliance With America -- Threatening The Safety Of British Trade Routes. Although Ordered Immediately To The Indian Ocean, For The First Time Bolitho's Thoughts Are Not Of Glory But His Own -- And The Navy's -- Past. Both Nelson And Collingwood Died In Their Country's Service. For The Navy's Newest Admiral, Is There Life Beyond The Sea Itself?