I agree with you on your character Hawkeswill that you killed him off to soon. He was fantastic, though he did scare me. By writing the three Indian books, you did this character justice. He was lucky the Elephant and Snake had an off day. I’ve said this before but Ducos, after Sharpe and Harper, is the best character you have. The reason I write is – how good was the spying techniques of that time and which book on the subject do you recommend? Also I have a ticket on Oct 5th, so I look forward to meeting you. The National Army Museum has a fantastic exhibition on the Crimean and Pennisular Wars, well worth a visit for anyone else reading this post. William Carter