Dear Mr. Cornwell, Thank you for the hours of reading pleasure. I am a huge Sharpe fan and am not so patiently awaiting the next instalment. I have observed that Sharpe becomes more cantankerous as time goes on, not chronologically, but in regards to the respective publishing dates. Is this something you have noticed? The most recent book particularly, when for the first time Sharpe tries to kill a perfectly innocent person who’s only fault seems to be is that Sharpe finds him extremely irritable.

I enjoy all your work but Stonehenge stands legions above all others in my esteem. I have never read a book that was so engrossing. You once said it was ‘blue murder’ to write but it was certainly well worth the effort. I picture you sitting in front of the fire with a dog at your feet, a Baker rifle over the mantle, writing away with a pen and ink occasionally sipping a brandy while you write Sharpe’s latest adventure. I’m sure that I’m off my mark but I am very curious on where and how you write your literature. Sitting at a desk in a bright office pounding away on a laptop? Kindest Regards, Joe