1813: Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N., ashore after a successful cruise, is persuaded by a casual acquaintance to make certain investments in the City. This innocent decision ensnares him in the London criminal underground and in government espionage - the province of his friend Stephen Maturin. Is Aubrey's humiliation and the threatened ruin of his career a deliberate plot? This dark tale is a fitting backdrop to the brilliant characterisation and sparkling dialogue which O'Brian's readers have come to expect
The Reverse of the Medal
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- By: Patrick O’Brian

- Title: The Reverse of the Medal
- Series: Jack Aubrey
- First Published by: Collins
- First Published Place: UK
- First Published Format: HC
- First Published Date: 1986