Killigrew and the Incorrigibles

Christopher Killigrew #3

by Jonathan Lunn

A deadly chase across the Pacific, the escape of six of Norfolk Island's most notorious prisoners, an elusive and savage dealer in a barbaric trade, and a tribe of cannibals in the New Hebrides all conspire to make this a hair-raising, ultimately life-threatening adventure for Kit Killigrew.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Nautical

472 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

About the author

Pseudonym of Daniel Hall

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 in local government, but decided to leave politics behind and concentrate on his writing. He is the author of a series of naval adventure stories, described as "the Victorian Hornblower", based around the eponymous hero of the first book, Killigrew R.N. (2000). The series now runs to six books, the most recent of which was Killigrew and the Sea Devil (2005). Entertaining and historically accurate, the series is shortly to be re-launched in Italy. He has also written two books under his real name, Daniel Hall, and currently lives in Bristol.

Reviews

[Reads-A-Lot · Rating 3 out of 5]

They dun killed the Grew, so sad

[Jerry Mercer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another Good Story

Lunn has written a good sequel to the prior books in the Killigrew series. Except for a few minor typos and similar errors, the plot continues to build with interesting characters and settings. Linn has an extensive vocabulary.

[James Stein · Rating 2 out of 5]

Better main character needed

Didn't like Killigrew - made more so after meeting Hornblower and Jack Aubrey in those wonderful series. There's promise here but I'm not inclined to read more Lunn and Killigrew to see if promise becomes reality.

[Jill Rowles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Worth a read

This Is an unusual tale that I found quite entertaining.
Full of action and derring do. With nasty villains and doughty hero’s.

[Rich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rollicking yarn

A great tale our hero seems tougher than James bond. The villains are very villainous the writing is very descriptive without detracting from the story. A fun read

[Rej · Rating 2 out of 5]

How do you call a gathering of dummies, idiots and bad writing: Killigrew and the Incorrigibles

[Irene · Rating 3 out of 5]

AHOY LANDLUBBER

[Morgiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun, action-packed novel. Lunn clearly puts a great deal of research into writing this series, but he doesn't take himself too seriously. There are numerous in-jokes and references, most notably to Peter Pan, Moby Dick, and The Day the Earth Stood Still.