Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island

Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island is a 2001 adventure novel by Frank Delaney, written under the pseudonym of Francis Bryan.

Twelve years after the events chronicled in Treasure Island, Jim Hawkins (the narrator) takes up ownership of the Admiral Benbow Inn.

She identifies herself as Grace Richardson with her son Louis; she is much agitated and seeks information from Jim as to the location of Joseph Tait.

Under the command of Captain Reid, it sails to the island, but is shadowed by a black-sailed brig, unidentified but possibly owned by Maltby and his followers.

When he is sufficiently recovered, Jim explains his story to the doctor, who takes him to visit his neighbour, Long John Silver, now living in comfort in a fine villa.

Many dead bodies are found and it becomes clear that Tait and an unnamed and unseen companion had survived by wrecking ships and brutally enslaving some of the survivors.

Maltby stood to inherit the title and estates of the Duke of Berwick if Grace's son Louis died.

Fortunately, Ambrose Hutt has persuaded Tait to sign a document attesting to the circumstances, before he was killed.

Jim had hoped to marry Grace, but he is surprised and disappointed that his Uncle Ambrose, despite the age difference, has got in first.