Sharpe's Assassin
Richard Sharpe and the Occupation of Paris, 1815
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- 9,99 €
Publisher Description
New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.
SHARPE IS BACK.
Outsider.
Hero.
Rogue.
And the one man you want on your side.
The smoke has scarcely cleared from Waterloo before the Duke of Wellington summons Sharpe for a perilous mission. Sent ahead of the armies into France, he is the only soldier Wellington trusts to storm the citadel at Ham and snatch condemned prisoners from the guillotine.
Yet that fortress is only the prelude to the danger waiting in the conquered capital. Behind the French surrender lurks a secret brotherhood of fanatical Bonapartists, sworn to avenge Napoleon by murdering the allied high command. To protect the hard-won peace, Sharpe must hunt down the Emperor’s assassins before Paris erupts in vengeance.
Sharpe’s Assassin is the brand-new novel in the bestselling historical series that has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide.
Race Against Time: Sharpe must breach the wine-smuggling tunnels beneath the Paris wall and disarm an ambush before French defenders detonate a devastating trap.British Military Series: Sergeant Patrick Harper shoulders his seven-barrel volley gun alongside a hardened band of riflemen as the Prince of Wales’s Own Volunteers navigate occupied France.Historical Action Series: Beyond the battlefield, Sharpe enters the marble halls of the Louvre, guarding stolen European masterworks amidst rising Parisian unrest.Also by This Author: The Flame Bearer, Last Kingdom and Warriors of the Storm.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this action-packed historical adventure, Bernard Cornwell’s rough-hewn but fearless hero Richard Sharpe faces the toughest battle of his life. It’s 1815 and Sharpe, now a lieutenant colonel, gets a special assignment after the British Army defeats Napoleon at Waterloo. A powerful band of French loyalists, La Fraternité, are thought to be plotting revenge against the British, and it’s Sharpe’s job to ferret them out and bring them to justice. While hunting down La Fraternité’s leader, Sharpe also gets roped into a scheme to recover stolen art treasures. Cornwell’s ripping yarn makes the most of Sharpe’s instincts for warfare—the battle scenes are full of gore and thunder—but he also makes room for some welcome comic relief and intriguing glimpses of Sharpe’s life off the battlefield. Even if you’re a complete newcomer to this thrilling series, you’ll be on the edge of your seat!
