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"Kent. . . makes these adventures the closest thing to C S Forester coming off the presses." -- The New York Times Book Review "No disappointment. . . . One could not ask for a better companion than this latest gem from a master story teller." -- Maritime Life and Traditions One of the foremost writers of naval fiction. -- Sunday Times of London From the Publisher Alexander Kent is the pseudonym of Douglas Edward Reeman. Reeman joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II and eventually rising to lieutenant. He later worked as a detective in the Criminal Investigation Division of the London Metropolitan Police and as a children`s welfare officer. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and served as a script adviser for television and films. He travels extensively, scouting locations for his books. His interests include sailing, cruising, exploring beaches, and bird watching. He is a fellow of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and has served as president of the British Sailors Society. The Alexander Kent `Richard Bolitho` series now numbers 24 volumes. Reeman has also written over a score of books under his own name, including both fiction and non-fiction accounts of World War II naval warfare. Alexander Kent is the pseudonym of Douglas Reeman, a contemporary British writer. Reeman joined the British Navy at 16 and served on destroyers and small craft during World War II, eventually rising to lieutenant. He later worked as a London detective and has served as a script advisor for television and film. He travels extensively, scouting locations for his books. Drawing on his extensive experience and research, Alexander Kent writes with engaging authenticity. His best-selling Richard Bolitho Novels (numbering 24 volumes) have achieved world-wide sales of over 20 million copies and have been translated into nearly two dozen languages. Read more
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- December 1815 . Isolated in grief, Captain Adam Bolitho has no choice. Preoccupied with avenging his uncle's death but following orders, he must sail the 46-gun frigate Unrivalled to Sierra Leone to aid His Majesty's campaign against slave-runners. But confronting an ill-fitted fleet, an entrenched adversary, and the aggressive opposition of the Algerian overlord, he may be setting his crew on a course of doom. . . .
