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Forty years after its abolition, the Transatlantic slave trade is more lucrative than ever; even the new steamships of the Royal Navy are powerless to catch the swift brigs of the slavers. Only one man is ruthless enough to beat the slavers at their own game. Risking death and disgrace, Lieutenant Kitt Killigrew infiltrates the crew of a slave ship to discover the whereabouts of the biggest slave market on the coast of West Africa, owned by shadowy megalomanic Francisco Salazar. From the smoke-filled gentlemen's clubs of London to the steamy jungles of the Guinea Coast, Killigrew embarks on a journey fraught with murder and betrayal.

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A new naval hero who will delight lovers of seafaring yarns * Manchester Evening News * Move over, Hornblower, there's a new kid on the block. This is the swashbuckling sea yarn of Victorian mariner Kit Killigrew, and it is packed with action * Motorboats Monthly * A hero to rival any Horatio Hornblower. Swashbuckling. You bet * BELFAST TELEGRAPH * A swashbuckling high seas adventure that matches Hornblower at his best * NORTHERN ECHO * Action packed and well-researched...in the vein of Forester and O'Brian but with its own distinctive flavour. Shows great promise * GOOD BOOK GUIDE * Killigrew R.N. is set in a relatively untouched era - the first years of the steam warships. Lunn's easy read is notable for historical accuracy yet still manages to contain more petticoats and bloody deaths than all of Patrick O'Brian's tales * WARSHIPS * 'A fascinating new series by fresh new talent Jonathan Lunn. [Killigrew] proves himself a hero to rival any Horatio Hornblower' Bolton Evening News 'Action packed and well-researched...in the vein of Forester and O'Brian but with its own distinctive flavour. Shows great promise' Good Book Guide A rollicking tale with plenty of punches * LANCASHIRE EVENING POST * 'A rollicking tale with plenty of punches' Lancashire Evening Post Promising start for a new Victorian naval hero * BOOKSELLER *

Promising start for a new Victorian naval hero - BOOKSELLER 'A rollicking tale with plenty of punches' Lancashire Evening Post A rollicking tale with plenty of punches - LANCASHIRE EVENING POST 'Action packed and well-researched...in the vein of Forester and O'Brian but with its own distinctive flavour. Shows great promise' Good Book Guide 'A fascinating new series by fresh new talent Jonathan Lunn. [Killigrew] proves himself a hero to rival any Horatio Hornblower' Bolton Evening News Killigrew R.N. is set in a relatively untouched era - the first years of the steam warships. Lunn's easy read is notable for historical accuracy yet still manages to contain more petticoats and bloody deaths than all of Patrick O'Brian's tales - WARSHIPS Action packed and well-researched...in the vein of Forester and O'Brian but with its own distinctive flavour. Shows great promise - GOOD BOOK GUIDE A swashbuckling high seas adventure that matches Hornblower at his best - NORTHERN ECHO

Promising start for a new Victorian naval hero - BOOKSELLER 'A rollicking tale with plenty of punches' Lancashire Evening Post A rollicking tale with plenty of punches - LANCASHIRE EVENING POST 'Action packed and well-researched...in the vein of Forester and O'Brian but with its own distinctive flavour. Shows great promise' Good Book Guide 'A fascinating new series by fresh new talent Jonathan Lunn. [Killigrew] proves himself a hero to rival any Horatio Hornblower' Bolton Evening News Killigrew R.N. is set in a relatively untouched era - the first years of the steam warships. Lunn's easy read is notable for historical accuracy yet still manages to contain more petticoats and bloody deaths than all of Patrick O'Brian's tales - WARSHIPS Action packed and well-researched...in the vein of Forester and O'Brian but with its own distinctive flavour. Shows great promise - GOOD BOOK GUIDE A swashbuckling high seas adventure that matches Hornblower at his best - NORTHERN ECHO

Set in the early years of Victoria's reign, this first in a new series of action-packed sea stories concentrates on the Royal Navy West African squadron's attempts to rid the high seas of slave ships still operating 40 years after the legal abolition of slavery. Our hero, the part-Greek, part-Cornish Killigrew, is a courageous young man, fast on his feet and in his head, who like all such heroes has the ability to survive any amount of being shot at, stabbed and bashed on the head. (Kirkus UK)

'Promising start for a new Victorian naval hero' -- BOOKSELLER 'A rollicking tale with plenty of punches' -- LANCASHIRE EVENING POST 'Killigrew R.N. is set in a relatively untouched era - the first years of the steam warships. Lunn's easy read is notable for historical accuracy yet still manages to contain more petticoats and bloody deaths than all of Patrick O'Brian's tales' -- WARSHIPS 'Action packed and well-researched...in the vein of Forester and O'Brian but with its own distinctive flavour. Shows great promise' -- GOOD BOOK GUIDE 'A swashbuckling high seas adventure that matches Hornblower at his best' -- NORTHERN ECHO 'A hero to rival any Horatio Hornblower. Swashbuckling. You bet' -- BELFAST TELEGRAPH 'Move over, Hornblower, there's a new kid on the block. This is the swashbuckling sea yarn of Victorian mariner Kit Killigrew, and it is packed with action' -- Motorboats Monthly 20010101 'A new naval hero who will delight lovers of seafaring yarns' -- Manchester Evening News 20000901

Promising start for a new Victorian naval hero BOOKSELLER 'A rollicking tale with plenty of punches' Lancashire Evening Post A rollicking tale with plenty of punches LANCASHIRE EVENING POST 'Action packed and well-researched...in the vein of Forester and O'Brian but with its own distinctive flavour. Shows great promise' Good Book Guide 'A fascinating new series by fresh new talent Jonathan Lunn. [Killigrew] proves himself a hero to rival any Horatio Hornblower' Bolton Evening News Killigrew R.N. is set in a relatively untouched era - the first years of the steam warships. Lunn's easy read is notable for historical accuracy yet still manages to contain more petticoats and bloody deaths than all of Patrick O'Brian's tales WARSHIPS Action packed and well-researched...in the vein of Forester and O'Brian but with its own distinctive flavour. Shows great promise GOOD BOOK GUIDE A swashbuckling high seas adventure that matches Hornblower at his best NORTHERN ECHO A hero to rival any Horatio Hornblower. Swashbuckling. You bet BELFAST TELEGRAPH Move over, Hornblower, there's a new kid on the block. This is the swashbuckling sea yarn of Victorian mariner Kit Killigrew, and it is packed with action Motorboats Monthly A new naval hero who will delight lovers of seafaring yarns Manchester Evening News

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Born in London, Jonathan Lunn started writing at the age of fifteen. He studied history at the University of Leicester, where he became involved in politics. He worked for six years as a spin doctor for the modern-day equivalent of the Whigs. He now lives in Bristol.

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