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

Place: London

Format: HC

Date: 1993

ISBN-10: 0-434388-37-8

ISBN-13: 978-0434388370

For Young Adults: No