Sharpe's Assassin (Sharpe, #21)
Bernard Cornwell
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. If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe . . . Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation. Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he joined the army twenty-one years ago, and it’s been his home ever since. He’s a loose cannon, but his unconventional methods make him a valuable weapon. So when, the dust still settling after the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington needs a favour, he turns to Sharpe. For Wellington knows that the end of one war is only the beginning of another. Napoleon's army may be defeated, but another enemy lies waiting in the shadows – a secretive group of fanatical revolutionaries hell-bent on revenge. Sharpe is dispatched to a new battleground: the maze of Paris streets where lines blur between friend and foe. And in search of a spy, he will have to defeat a lethal assassin determined to kill his target or die trying . . .
Publication Year: 2021
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Well, that’s it: my last Sharpe novel. It’s taken me around six years, but now I’ve read ‘em all. I’ve enjoyed ‘em to varying degrees. This is one of the better ones.
Here’s the setup: the British have just won the field at Waterloo, and Sharpe & Harper think they’re finally done fighting. But Wellington has a few more tasks …
This novel, written years since the last and shoehorned into a tiny gap in the characters’ timeline, touches all the bases avid Sharpe/Harper fans have come to expect: excellent plotting, memorable characters, and enough historical detail to ground the story and educate the reader without bogging things down. I enjoyed it. Should author Bernard Cornwall choose to write another book in this series, I’ll be here for it.
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