Title: ho hum
Review: Another attempt to mine the Hornblower vein - featuring unbelievable characters (Smeaton?? Susan??? Virginia????), non-stop action and too much coincidence. Fatally marred by the usual American tendency to paint everyone against them as fundamentally evil (c'mon you guys, grow up!). I put this book down before the end - and boy, was I yawning by then. I don't even care how it ended. And I'll read almost anything with a burning sailing ship on the cover. File this turkey with the Alexander Kents and Dudley Popes.
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