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Christopher Killigrew #1
Killigrew: La rotta del leopardo
Kit Killigrew si imbarca all'età di dodici anni. Figlio di un ufficiale della Royal Navy, mette più volte a repentaglio la propria vita, distinguendosi per audacia ed eroismo, così da essere nominato tenente e assegnato alla Tisiphone, una delle navi schierate in prima linea dalla regina Vittoria per liberare i mari dai negrieri che - quarant'anni dopo l'abolizione della schiavitù - continuano a trarre profitto dal raccapricciante commercio di carne umana tra Africa e America. Il contrammiraglio sir Charles Napier vede in Killigrew la determinazione nello sconfiggere i mercanti e decide di trasformarlo in un agente segreto al servizio di sua maestà: insieme, mettono a punto un piano per infiltrare Kit fra i negrieri, scoprire dove si trova il più grande mercato di schiavi dell'Africa occidentale e smascherare l'importante politico inglese che finanzia quel crudele traffico. Ma niente andrà secondo i loro piani...
398 pages, Paperback
First published January 6, 2000
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Jonathan Lunn
34 books28 followersPseudonym 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.
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.
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January 15, 2021
Kit Killigrew is like an early 19th century James Bond. Just a fun read
January 20, 2008
A man with principles is trying to stop bad guys (slavery merchants) Nice piece of writing, easy to read.
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