Now that Sharpe’s Assassin has come and gone.  I am now re-purchasing my entire collection on Audible.  This is just in case my iPod decides to give up on me (it’s a classic that is now more than 12 years old) and I have a house fire that destroys my entire Sharpe paper copy off the books collection.

I have 6 left to buy and am currently going through Sharpe’s Tiger.  Wow as I previously told you before, I was a fool for neglecting the “prequels” for so long.  In my very weak defence,  I just couldn’t imagine a Sharpe Novel, without Patrick Harper

In 2006 you left me wanting more and me believing there wouldn’t be.  Now I am 100% certain there that this time (which I believe you to confirm in the novel itself) there will be no more..

Sharpe’s Assassin. Amazing. Love that you addressed the attempt on Prince William of Orange.

Love that Sharpe’s rank gets confirmed.

And now that I’m listening to Sharpe’s Tiger, I love the contrast in how Wellington views Sharpe in that novel to how he does in Sharpe’s Assassin.  Either (your) Wellington mellowed, or perhaps his personality in real life was to recognise talent when it was staring him in the face instead of his original pre-judgment?

But my absolute favourite part of the novel, was the end duel. First how he uses it to avenge himself on Morris, but more so (and I doubt you intended it to) how it brought about echoes of his duel in Sharpe’s Honour.  I thought the parallels were fantastic.

One last thing.  If you ever get time, could you write a short story where you address Jane’s fate?  I’ve always thought it may be “poetic justice” if she was to end up in Cat Lane.  Although I doubt that would be her fate, as surely she couldn’t have allowed Lord John to squander all the money she stole?!

Lee