Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
337
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1998
Publisher
Harpercollins Specials
Edition
paperback / softback
ISBN-10
0007787499
ISBN-13
9780007787494
Description
All Patrick O'Brian's strengths are on parade in this novel of action and intrigue, set partly in Malta, partly in the treacherous, pirate-infested waters of the Red Sea. While Captain Aubrey worries about repairs to his ship, Stephen Maturin assumes the center stage for the dockyards and salons of Malta are alive with Napoleon's agents, and the admiralty's intelligence network is compromised. Maturin's cunning is the sole bulwark against sabotage of Aubrey's daring mission.
Genres
Thriller & Suspense
Action & Adventure