Whether on land or at sea can Jack Aubrey stay one step ahead of his enemies?With the Treaty of Amiens England is at peace. At least for now. . .Accompanied by his friend ship’s surgeon and spy Stephen Maturin Captain Jack Aubrey has returned home to England and the life of a country gentleman. But their comfortable experience is cut short when Jack is made a pauper overnight. He flees to the continent narrowly escaping debtor’s prison only to find himself a hunted fugitive from Napoleon’s regime as yet again war looms.‘Outstanding dialogue characterisation humour and a golden thread of romance.’KATIE FFORDE‘The Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O’Brian are so addictive that after I finish one I have to hide the next from myself for a little while in order to do anything else but read.’LOUISE ERDRICHThe bestseller Post Captain is a thrilling historical fiction filled with action and adventure. Patrick O’Brian's expertise in weaving espionage into the narrative is what makes him the bestselling author.For fans of Simon Scarrow (Eagles of the Empire I II and III) and Robert Harris (V2).
