With all despatch - Hardcover

Kent, Alexander

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 043438836X ISBN 13: 9780434388363

Publisher: Heinemann, 1988

Synopsis

A historical maritime thriller featuring Captain Richard Bolitho, who accepts an appointment on the Nore as the threat of war between England and France mounts. From the author of HONOUR THIS DAY.

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At the end of a troubled peace Richard Bolitho is plunged into bloody action.

A troubled peace with France means that in the harbours and estuaries around England, the royal fleet has been left to rot. Even a frigate captain as famous as Richard Bolitho is forced to swallow his pride and visit the Admiralty daily to plead for a ship. As the clouds of war begin to rise once more over the Channel, he has no choice but to accept an appointment to the Nore. With his small flotilla of three topsail cutters Bolitho sets out to search the coast for seamen who have fled the harsh discipline of His Majesty's Navy for the more tempting rewards of smuggling. But the 'Brotherhood' he comes up against are brutal and dangerous with a secret, sinister trade in human misery. Treason is never far distant and murder commonplace. So when a King's ransom is in peril and Bolitho is ordered to proceed 'with all despatch' to recover it he will need all the loyalty and courage of his three gallant cutters if he is to fulfil his mission.

About the Author

Alexander Kent, pen name of Douglas Edward Reeman, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films. His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages.

Edition details

• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 043438836X
• ISBN 13: 9780434388363
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272