Killigrew and the Golden Dragon
By (Author) Jonathan Lunn
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
31st December 1999
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical fiction
823.92
320
Width 161mm, Height 32mm, Spine 241mm
589g
1849, South China Sea: Before Kit Killigrew and the crew of HMS Tisiphone have even arrived in Hong Kong, they have the good fortune to capture China s most ruthless pirate Zhai jing-mu and save the life of his hostage Peri Dadabhoy. After handing Zhai over to the local authorities, Kit is free to enjoy the many pleasures the colony has to offer, including that of Peri's company. But Hong Kong seethes with tensions: the Triads are rapidly gaining more influence; the hostilities that started the Opium War are easily revived; and, when Zhai jing-mu s escapes from jail, the air of menace only intensifies. Even more dangerous are those who conspire to manipulate these circumstances to satiate their own greed. Only Killigrew sees the connection and it involves him in his most dangerous undertaking yet: one that will take the love of the only woman he's ever truly cared for, his professional integrity and, maybe, even his life...
A hero to rival any Horatio Hornblower. Swashbuckling. You bet - Belfast Telegraph
A cracking adventure crafted by a write who has clearly inherited the talent to tell a jolly good yarn Newton & Golborne Guardian A rattling good read - South Wales Argus Let s hear three huzzas for Killigrew, the Victorian novel hero who knocks most of his rivals into a cocked hat... Killigrew races along like the friskiest frigate; packs all the punch of a might three-decker and is full of a roaring lust for the adventurous life - Northern Echo If you revel in the Hornblower and the Sharpe books, grab a copy of Jonathan Lunn s action-packed saga - Bolton Evening NewsJonathan Lunn lives in Bristol and is the son of the playwright Willis Hall.