The 27th novel in Kent's series featuring Captain Adam Bolitho, set in 1819. Bolitho sets out on a secret mission, aboard the }Onward{. Envy and hunger for power consume some of the crew, but they must band together and risk their lives. 'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction...' }Sunday Times A searing and gripping tale of trouble on the high seas, and of the weakness of the human spirit, In the King's Name heralds the return of our greatest living maritime writer and the legendary Adam Bolitho..
