Dear Mr Cornwell – I am a newly converted Sharpe fan (my dad and brother introduced me to them only this year). I have already read them from Sharpe’s Rifles to Sharpe’s Devil, and watched the TV series, too. Wonderful, wonderful reads, and fantastic TV adaptations! (Sean Bean is perfect!) I have 3 questions: why was Lucille killed off in the TV series (Sharpe’s Challenge)?

Also, is it ever likely Sharpe’s Devil would go to TV? Since it so beautifully finishes off the series, and ties to the earlier Napoleonic action, it would be great to see. (It also got me interested in the naval battles.)

Finally, do we ever get to find out what happens to Jane? While I love the action of Sharpe, the romantic in me would like Jane (and Lucille) to get her just desserts…Thanks for some great books! Melinda PS I’m thrilled I’ve still got to go back and read from the beginning…