This is book 23 in a series about the fictional character Richard Bolitho in the British navy. This book takes place during the time Napolean was imprisoned on Elba. The main character is not portrayed as perfect, and is not an action hero. The ending of the book, as is in the author's style sets up the next book. The author first pages in the next book of the series picks up right after the end of the previous book. The story line is progressive building on all the previous books in the series.This book was a good read for relaxation. I was not impressed with the last portion of the book, but it was not out of character for the author or the story line.Even though there are a lot of books in the series (this was number 23) I recommend reading the books in order. They are not long books as compared to many being published today, but they do tell a good story set in naval warfare during the last 170os to the early 1800s.
