Michael Jayston

A museum near Hampstead Heath has been inherited by three siblings, all of whom are required to sign any new lease. Without the lease the museum will have to close. One brother won't sign. Then his body is discovered in his car.

This latest in Kent's popular Bolitho series of historical books is set during the bitter war of 1813 for naval supremacy over America, when men from very different nations, and for their own motives, fought a fierce and bloody battle in Canadian waters.

Returning to England after the dramatic capture of Martinique, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho attains an all-too-brief respite from war and politics. But the shadow of a new conflict already darkens the horizon.

The young and beautiful Tessa Quayle has been horribly murdered on the shores of Lake Turkana. Her African lover has vanished, and her husband, Justin, a career diplomat and amateur gardener, sets out in pursuit of the killers and their motive.

CAB 2036

The gathering might of revolutionary France prepares to engulf Europe in another bloody war. As in the past, Britain will stand or fall by the fighting power of her fleet. For Richard Bolitho, the renewal of hostilities means a fresh command.