Here goes another try at Sharpe’s old man….

John (or Harry)Carter the “King of Prussia” was a famous smuggler from Cornwall. His dates are perfect, in his autobiography he says he is in London in 1778.He sounds like an amazing character and I would love for him and Sharpe to meet the guy.

I know you get inundated with book ideas and requests but I know that you knew George McDonald Fraser and I assume that you are as big a fan as I am.

I have just finished all 12 books again and I feel a huge sense of loss now. How about you breath life back into that old coward and pultroon? Nobody else alive could do it.

Mike Davidson