Dear Mr Cornwell,I´ve just got two quick questions to ask and would be pleased if you took the time to answer them for me.Firstly do you enjoy bringing characters to life in the newer Sharpe books that were only to been seen in the TV series originaly? i.e Harris and Perkins.

Secondly,what do you think of the TV writers killing of Richard’s wife Lucille in such an off handed way in Challenge? I for one enjoy the addition of the TV characters and hope they appear in future books.As for Lucille I will stick to the story line of the books and wish Richard a long and happy life with his family in France after returning there from Chile.Although an adventure or two with patrick and maybe their sons would be a welcome book(although I know that you don´t have any plans in this direction,I can still dream) Thank you very much for taking the time to read this and I wish you all the best. Anthony Lambert,Bielefeld Germany.