Dear Mr. Cornwell, A couple of weeks ago a copy of “Sharpe’s Tiger” found its way into my hands and, having had nothing better to do at the time, I turned to the first page. What can I say? I’m up to “Sharpe’s Eagle” now. And I fear that I might run out of ‘Sharpe’ books before Christmas. Anyway, the only other time I felt as well and truly hooked was when I stumbled across George MacDonald Fraser’s “Flashman”. As I understand it, Flashman’s father too was one of those killing gentlemen at large in the Peninsular war (see ‘Black Ajax’ by GMF). Alone the thought that those two might have run across each other gives me a thrill. Thank you for the many hours of enjoyment already had and those still to come. By the way, I do hope that the royalties you receive for the sale of an ebook are at least equivalent to those for a paperback, since for reasons of space and spouse I’m forced to switch from physical books to the digital format. Best regards from Vienna, Austria, Georg Steck