The Darkening Sea

1809: 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, Lady 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?

  • Author: Alexander Kent
  • Title: The Darkening Sea
  • Series: Bolitho
  • First Published by: William Heinemann
  • First Published Place: London
  • First Published Format: HC
  • First Published Date: 1993
  • ISBN-10: 0434388378
  • ISBN-13: 9780434388370

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