Mr Cornwell, So far I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read that you’ve written. Thanks for the very enjoyable reads. Late last year (2009) the internet carried stories about a fellow who found a Danish (?) treasure trove buried on a farmers land.I was in the midst of “Sword Song” one of the Saxon stories. I thought to myself “How exciting is that?” Pretty neat coincidence. Uhtred is quite the character. Oh yes and Uhtred – Oughtred nice connection. You mentioned putting ‘yourself’ in one of the Sharpe’s novels,why not?! Clive Cussler does it too and I’m sure others do as well. Alfred Hitchcock comes to mind too. Again thanks for many good days and nights of reading. Sincerely,Mark