The Darkening Sea, Alexander Kent, UK Pan pb 1994

This paperback is Alexander Kent's novel 'The Darkening Sea' (the 21st Richard Bolitho adventure) published by Pan books in the UK in 1994.  Book is in reasonable condition. 306 pages. Picture is of actual book.

SYNOPSIS:  Returning safely to England after the dramatic capture of Martinique, 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?