The Creswell Trilogy Box Set by Richard Kinsella (#1-3)
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Overview: Richard Kinsella’s Creswell Trilogy is a high-paced collection of naval thrillers that will appeal to fans of Philip McCutchan and Antony Melville-Ross.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller
1. Quartermaster
A collision at sea threatens to wreck a young captain’s life.
It is 1905. Peter Creswell, heir to a Liverpool shipping company, is master of the cargo ship Cormorant when it collides with a fuel-laden tanker. Lives are lost. Unable to cope in the aftermath, Peter retreats to the bottle.
The shrewd and ambitious Rodger Brandon sees not only the chance to one day be running the company instead of Peter, but also sets his sights on Peter’s stunning fiancé. Rivalries come to a head when the two are overseeing the build of the company’s first luxury liner.
The inquiry to the crash sees Peter lose both his master’s licence and his confidence. To escape the pressures, he secretly secures a berth as a quartermaster aboard another ship. But when the new liner becomes a burning inferno on her maiden voyage, could this new tragedy become the catalyst for redemption and retribution?
2. Sombre Waters
1914. The world is on the brink of war.
Britannic Steamship is doing well and ensures that the Creswell legacy endures.
After the merger of the Creswell and Neilson families, the company continues to grow and flourish under the direction of Peter Creswell. Peter is working with the Royal Navy reserve when he receives a message from the Admiralty.
Britain is about to declare war on Germany and his ship, built with government funds, has been drafted to be converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser with Peter at the helm as captain. Though happy with his life with Gwen and the company, he is secretly thrilled to be returning to sea.
The Montrose Castle is re-outfitted with weaponry and takes to the Atlantic to protect the trade line. Gwen has to endure Peter’s absence. Though a strong, tough American woman, she worries about Peter while he is off engaging with German battleships and U-boats. She also takes on more of the business and contends with life in New York at the turn of the century.
Follow along with Peter, Gwen and the rest of their family and friends as they navigate living with the war. They explore love and loss and will draw you into their lives while the horrors of war at sea, the anguish and suffering caused to family life makes this book an emotional experience.
3. Fleeting Shadows
It is 1939, and Europe is on the brink of war.
Peter Creswell has finally traded in the open water in favour of his family and his business.
However, as he enjoys the company of his wife, daughter and son in the garden of his American estate, he knows this might very well be the last time they are together. Peter and his son, Louis, work for the family company, United Federal Oil.
While Peter has settled behind a desk, Louis has inherited his father’s adoration for the sea, and is due to sail on a company boat to South Africa on the eve of conflict.
Wife and mother, Gwen, is torn apart by the political state of Europe. Not only does it place her son in grave danger, she also knows full well that Peter is in the Naval Reserve. War will more than likely mean losing him for at least a few months, or worse… forever.
Sure enough, Gwen’s worst fears are brought to fruition; it is not long before Peter is sailing up the River Mersey, preparing to serve in another global fight.
Meanwhile, Louis is left navigating the U-Boat infested waters of the Atlantic Ocean, with no protection whatsoever.
Jessica, Gwen’s intelligent and quick-witted daughter, provides some comfort to her mother, while partially managing United Federal Oil and staving off the debauched advances of long term family friend David Huss.
War places a great strain on the family, and when Gwen gathers news that her son’s ship has disappeared, it is almost more than she can bare. Louis fights for his life with the beautiful Linda Richards at his side as the ravages of battle and the forces of nature threaten to destroy his chances of reuniting with his family.
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