Download or read book The Darkening Sea written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon after taking part in the dramatic capture of Martinique in the Caribbean, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is next despatched to the African coast to gather a flotilla and stop French attacks on British trade routes. But Bolitho must contend with more than Britain's old enemy—he must also face the hatred of his flag captain and betrayal by a man he once counted on as his friend.