The Reverse of the Medal
287 pages
|Published: 1 Jan 1986
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ISBN: 9780393309607
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 17 July 1992
Description
Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N. , ashore after a successful cruise, is persuaded by a casual acquaintance to make certain investments in the City. This innocent decision ensnares him in the London criminal underground and in government espionage—the province of his friend Stephen Maturin. Is Aubrey's humiliation and the threatened ruin of his career a deliberate plot? This dark tale is a fitting backdrop to the brilliant characterization and sparkling dialogue which O'Brian's readers have come to expect.
