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 u
The Darkening Sea
β Scribed by Kent, Alexander
- Publisher
- Random House
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Series
- Richard Bolitho EN 20
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- London
- ISBN
- 1407009826
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β¦ Synopsis
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?
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SUMMARY: The thrilling twenty-first naval adventure featuring Richard Bolitho where, as a result of an alliance between France and America, Admiral Bolitho is ordered to the Indian Ocean to protect British trade routes.