The Truelove

In this gripping fifteenth installment of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series, Captain Jack Aubrey is tasked with restoring order after a British whaler is captured in the Friendly Isles. Complicating his mission is an escaped convict hiding aboard the Surprise, whose presence incites both courtly behavior and jealousy among the crew. Tensions rise in this richly woven tale of adventure and intrigue on the high seas.