A review by alexsiddall
The Surgeon's Mate by Patrick O'Brian

4.0

Some longueurs, surprisingly, in this one, despite several of the most compelling actions in the whole Aubrey-Maturin series. The pursuit through ice from Halifax; the Ariel in Gripes Bay; the escape from the Temple. Although Diana Villiers is peripheral in this book, she is in the background of much of the action.
This is another O'Brian which I have re-rated with an extra star on third reading.