Sharpe's Sword: In which Richard Sharpe, who alone can recognise the top french spy is under orders to capture him alive - Couverture souple

Cornwell, Bernard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007461755 ISBN 13 : 9780007461752

Editeur : Harper, 2012

Synopsis

Richard Sharpe, who alone can recognise the top French spy, is under orders to capture him alive. Richard Sharpe is once again at war. But this time his enemy is just one man - the ruthless Colonel Leroux. Sharpe,s mission is to safeguard El Mirador, a spy whose network of agents is vital to British victory. Sharpe is forced into a new world of political and military intrigue. And in unfamiliar surroundings of aristocratic Spanish society, his only guide is La Marquesa - a woman with her own secrets to conceal...Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe series takes its hero to the battle of Waterloo--and beyond. Several novels are the basis of a television miniseries. He was born in London and lives in Chatham, Massachusetts.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The greatest threat to Wellington's Salamanca Campaign is not Napoleon's Army but France's deadliest assassin.  He's already failed to kill Captain Richard Sharpe once.  Now, he's getting a second chance.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0007461755
• ISBN 13: 9780007461752
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352