Killigrew and the Golden Dragon - Jonathan Lunn

This is the most recent book I devoured whilst sitting at home waiting for the phone to ring (the thing I am doing most often given the number of job applications I have sent out in the last few weeks). I am quite a fan of historical naval fiction I enjoy in particular tales about the times of 'fighting sail' a genre best covered by Patrick O'Brien so this was something slightly different being set in the Victorian age, a time when paddle steamers which have sails were the norm. Very much a transitional period. So it is reassuring though the locations and technology are very different to other books in the genre the characters are not so very ...  Read the complete review