KILLIGREW AND THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE by Lunn, Jonathan

London 2003, Daniel Hall, first UK edition, hard bound in dust jacket, FINE/FINE CONDITION, 6x9, 406 pages. 1 map. . 4th in this series. . AUTOGRAPHED EDITION - signed by the author on a custom book plate on front free end paper......................................................................1 8 5 2 - It would be one of the most famous rescue missions ever attempted. For Lieutenant Kit Killigrew of the Royal Navy, the opportunity to search the uncharted expanse of the Arctic for Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition is a dream come true. Soon, however, it would become the stuff of nightmares............................................When a captain more interested in personal glory than the safety of his crew forces them to steam full ahead into uncharted waters, Killigrew begins to doubt the will ever get out of the Arctic alive, let alone findFranklin. As desperation sets in, Killigrew knows he must act. But then, to add to their troubles, a creature of almost mythical proportions starts to pick the crewoff one by one... .................................KILLIGREW AND THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE evokes in terrifying detail the true horror of an Arctic winter — the mind-numbing cold and desolate landscapes — and a darkness which seems almost to permeate men's minds. It's Jonathan Lunn's most chilling and exciting novel yet.