Dear Mr Cornwell, I have been a fan of the Sharpe television series for many years, yet had not made the effort to read any of your novels. I’m cursing myself now for not discovering the works earlier. I have no particular favourite, they are all good. I hope that you don’t mind, but I would love to know whether or not you have a team of researchers to assist you with the almost perfect historical details, or are you just a smarty pants?! Please keep writing, I’ll keep buying. Best wishes, Tim Gorst Carlisle UK