Hello sir! I’m wrapping up my long (and very enjoyable) journey through the Sharpe series and wanted to advise you of a minor issue in “Sharpe’s Devil”. On page 69 of the Kindle edition you have Blair saying “No, Colonel, that dog won’t hunt.” I believe that is an American colloquialism that only came into use during the 1840s. Perhaps its older British antecedent, “That cock won’t fight”, should be deployed here instead?

For reference: https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/that-dog-wont-hunt

Greatly admire your work!

All the best,

Erik Huber

Seattle, WA, USA