Dear Bernard, I’ve recently been on holiday for two weeks and because I’ve run out of new ‘Cornwell’ to read I thought I’d try O’Brien and Axexander Kent. Although I sort of enjoyed both they didn’t come anyhere near your standard in my opionion. What do you think of these authors (I know you respect O’Brien because of comments on these pages). Regards Ed P.S. On the front of ‘Post Captain’ it has a quote from the ‘Times’ that states Mr O’Brien is ‘ The greatest historical novelist of all times’. I think not!!! The critic/reviewer who wrote this has obviously not read your works. Ed Harvey