The Reverse of the Medal

This eleventh spellbinding best-seller from one of the most critically acclaimed series of all time finds Captain Jack Aubrey and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin aboard the H.M.S. Surprise in pursuit of an elusive privateer. After a rousing chase lasting several days, the two are more than ready for some time at home. But things at home aren’t all as they should be. Diana has caught wind of Stephen’s travels with the lovely Mrs. Fielding and has left him. Jack fares no better when unwise investments link him to London’s powerful criminal element and promptly land him in jail. With Jack’s post captaincy and the Suprise at stake, Stephen must put aside his own problems to rescue his hapless friend. Hailed by the New York Times Book Review as “the best historical novels ever written,” the Aubrey/Maturin tales are seafaring adventures for the ages.