Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island

It is ten years after the conclusion of events in Stevenson's Treasure Island and Jim Hawkins - 'grown to man's estate' - is successfully running the Admiral Benbow inn. When, however, a beautiful stranger and her young son appear, requesting to speak to him, he is drawn back to the treasure-hunting adventures of his past and to a reunion with some of his former allies and opponents. His return to the 'diseased' island and its 'bizarre kingdom of evil' allows Bryan to create a succession of violently bloody encounters, many of them the outcome of treachery and double-dealing. More interestingly, perhaps, Bryan manages also to retain some of Stevenson's psychological subtleties, especially in the relationship between Jim and Long John Silver. Add a considerable love interest (not present in the original!) and we have an enjoyable and satisfying contribution to the 'sequel' genre.