Dear Mr Cornwell – You may not remember but you kindly signed ‘Heretic’ for me and ‘Gallows Thief’ for my daughter, Emma (at Durham uni) when you were in Norwich in October last year. Both were avidly read almost immediately, and we’re very grateful. If I may, I have two questions: (1) Do you intend to write any more novels in the first person? Among my favourites are the Warlord Trilogy and the sailing thrillers, made all the more interesting by the singular perspective; (2) Do you intend to write any more modern thrillers? I have rarely read anything as breathtakingly exciting as ‘Stormchild’, particularly the cat-and-mouse suspense once the Genesis Community had been found and the stunning denouement. Looking forward to ‘Sharpe’s Escape’. Thanks once again. Fred Marsh.