Il mistero dei girasole

Though best known for his historical fiction, Cornwell also turned out a couple of nautical thrillers in his early days. Killer's Wake is one of them. John Rossendale, 28th Lord of Stowey, is the black sheep of his family and has taken to the sea in his sailboat Sunflower to escape their scorn. Calle Leggi tutto

A good thriller. As usual for a Bernard Cornwell's book it ended with a cruel twist.

Having read all of Cornwell's historical novels I am going through the five books of his thriller/mystery genre. This is the fourth I have read and it is definitely the best so far. It has a lot of sailing which I like and also a nice little love story which I liked. The writing is very good and the Leggi tutto

Well written but the ending was obvious from about chapter 2. By the end I found myself caring less about this outcome and wanting to hear more about the protagonists earlier adventures that were often referred to in passing, and frequently sounded more interesting!

Sea fare Basic sea and sailing based thriller which calls to mind the thrillers of the 1930s. The sailing is well researched or written from experience but the plot is somewhat predictable

A modern adventure with sailing as a main character. A good read.