The Darkening Sea Av Alexander Kent

<b><i>If you like Patrick O''Brian and C. S. Forester, you will love this captivating, vivid and exciting page-turner from <u>multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent</u> - guaranteed to keep you hooked! </i></b><br><br><b>''One of our foremost writers of naval fiction'' -- <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><b>''Shipwreck, survival ... a spirited battle ... a splendid yarn'''' -- <i>The Times</i></b><br><b>''A very hard book to put down'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''Awesome'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''Gripping to the end'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''Superb'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''A great yarn'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>***************************************************************************************************</b><br><b>1809</b>: Returning safely to <b>England</b> after the dramatic capture of <b>Martinque</b>, <b>Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho</b> finds an all too brief respite from war and politics in the arms of his mistress <b>Catherine Somervell</b>.<br><br>But the shadow of a new conflict already darkens the horizon. The old enemy, <b>France</b>, forges an uneasy alliance with <b>America</b> - threatening the safety of British trade routes.<br><br>Although ordered immediately to <b>the Indian Ocean</b>, for the first time Bolitho''s thoughts are not of glory but his own - and the Navy''s - past.<br><br><b>Both Nelson and Collingwood died in their country''s service. For the navy''s newest Admiral, is there life beyond the sea itself?</b>