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The Darkening Sea

by Alexander Kent Book 22 in the Richard Bolitho series.

First published 1993

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In 1809, Vice-Admiral Richard Bolitho returns to England after the capture of Martinique and briefly considers a life away from war. The Admiralty instead sends him to the Indian Ocean, where French activity and rising tension with the United States threaten Britain’s trade routes.

Memories of shipwreck, Nelson and Collingwood make the new command feel like another step towards the same fate. Bolitho must organise a distant campaign while questioning whether duty has become an excuse to avoid the personal choices waiting for him in England.

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