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The Reverse of the Medal

Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 11

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The Reverse of the Medal

By: Patrick O'Brian
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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Jack Aubrey returns from his duties protecting whalers off South America and is persuaded by a casual acquaintance to make investments in the City on the strength of supposedly certain information. 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?

©1986 Patrick O'Brien (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Historical Fiction Fiction

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Continuing the story, these books are fantastic. Of the time, friendship, duty and of course the storytelling is magnificent.

Just brilliant

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A flying start into all the current loose ends. mice wrapped up with enough scope for the next installment, immensely satisfying !

a quick one

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This story builds an atmosphere with graceful pathos and promises a denoument some way down the road like treasure map discovered in an inherited escritoire. Joyful.

One of the best Jack and Maturin interactions.

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I'll leave it to you to find out who, how and where. Another wonderful read from the pen of Mr Obtain.

Spoiler - Got him!

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The narration is excellent from Ric Jerrom and I am hooked on this series. Can't wait for the next one

Another great story

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