Dear Mr. Cornwell, Hello. I am a Marine serving on the East Coast of the United States, and I’m reading Sharpe’s Siege. My soon-to-be father-in-law lent me the first five while I was on my second tour in Iraq, and since I returned home (safe, with the rest of my unit), I’ve been devouring the rest of the series, mostly on my Kindle. I’m enjoying them immensely and plan to read the rest of your works after I finish the Sharpe series. I already read Stonehenge, which I enjoyed, despite the, as we call in the US at least, downer ending. I shared the first few books with a Corporal of mine and he’s also working his way through, but I haven’t seen him lately (the Corps has a way of doing that). I just wanted to let you know I enjoy the series immensely, both for the characters and the history, and that it gives my future father-in-law and I something with which to break the ice. As he (and the future mother-in-law) both hold PhDs in biochemistry, a common interest is quite the lifesaver. Keep up the amazing work, and have a great day.

Bill