Jonathan Lunn Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

When commander Kit Killigrew of the Royal Navy is framed for murder by his old foe, the Russian Colonel Nekrasoff, he must plunge into the murky depths of the Victorian underworld in a desperate attempt to escape the hangman’s noose. Before long, he is thrust on an undercover mission to St. Petersburg to track down a missing British engineer and to discover the whereabouts of his secret weapon, the Sea Devil. But in the world of espionage, nothing is ever what it seems, and Killigrew must pit his wits against ruthless secret policemen and beautiful but treacherous women before the trail leads him to a final confrontation in his most explosive adventure yet.

From the smoke-filled gentleman's clubs of London to the steamy jungles of the Guinea Coast, Lieutennant Kit Killigrew risks death and disgrace in order to uncover the man behind the Transatlantic slave trade.

Viscount Bullivant has a peculiar notion of a family holiday—spectating at the Crimean War. But when the influential viscount and his family become prisoners of the Russian secret police, Killigrew, who has more important things to worry about, is ordered to rescue them. Soon they are being pursued by the Russian ship Atalanta ; and in her dashing Captain Pechorin, Killigrew may finally have met his match.

Joining the search for Sir John Franklin's ill-fated voyage has long been a dream for Kit Killigrew; however, a captain more interested in personal glory than the safety of his crew turns the voyage into a nightmare. This most chilling adventure yet evokes in terrifying detail the true horror of an Arctic winter—the mind-numbing cold, the desolate landscape, and a darkness that permeates men's souls.

Killigrew is engaged in a deadly pursuit across the Pacific, trying to capture six of Van Dieman's Land's most notorious convicts. A dangerous game of cat and mouse ensues, with Killigrew risking his all to stop the convicts' barbaric plans.

Unüberlegte Tapferkeit ist Lieutenant Kit Killigrew nicht fremd. Als er entscheidend an der Festnahme des berüchtigten chinesischen Piraten Zhai Jimng-mu auf dem Weg nach Hongkong beteiligt ist und die schöne Geisel Peri Dadabhoy befreit, ist das für niemanden überraschend. Doch für Killigrew steigen die Einsätze ins Unermessliche – Liebe, berufliche Integrität und letztendlich sein Leben stehen auf dem Spiel.

Vierzig Jahre nach seiner Abschaffung ist der transatlantische Sklavenhandel lukrativer denn je, und nur ein Mann ist skrupellos genug, um die Sklavenhändler mit ihren eigenen Mitteln zu schlagen. Lieutenant Kit Killigrew riskiert sein Leben, um sich in die Besatzung eines Sklavenschiffs einzuschleusen. Von den verrauchten Clubs Londons bis zu den dampfenden Dschungeln der Guineaküste begibt sich der junge Killigrew auf eine Reise, die von Mord und Verrat geprägt ist.