Sharpe’s Assassin: Sharpe is back in the gripping, epic new historical novel from the global bestselling author (The Sharpe Series, Book 24)

If you like Sharpe you’ll love this

At Waterloo Sharpe lost a number of his chosen men and the story begins with our two heroes, Patrick Harper and Sharpe burying Daniel Hagman. He is summoned by the Duke of Wellington.The Duke gives him the task of freeing some prisoners from the citadel at a nearby town called Ham. One prisoner in particular is important, an Englishman called Alan Fox. It’s considered a fool’s errand. But it is necessary. As the Duke says, ‘For this job we need a ruthless bastard.’ And that’s Sharpe.While he’ll be away Sharpe’s battalion is handed over to a newly arrived Major Morris. This is not good news. Years ago Morris was responsible for Sharpe getting flogged for something he didn’t do. Now, however, Sharpe outranks Morris.All Sharpe wants to do is retire to Normandy with Lucille, his common-law wife. After this last task, perhaps?Yet the assault on the Ham citadel leads to the revelation that a cabal of Frenchmen have organised to wreak havoc on the occupying forces, with the intention of assassinating British high-ranking officers, in particular Wellington. Sharpe and Harper enter occupied Paris in search of this evil fraternity.As with the earlier Sharpe books, the fiction is laced with historical events, lending added authenticity.Throughout, the voices of the TV series’ actors resonates in the dialogue. There’s blood and gore aplenty, clever tactics to confound the enemy, lashings of humour at the expense of the French, honour and betrayal, and bold and foolhardy bravery.Welcome back, Richard Sharpe! You’ve been away far too long.

**Should Read as 4.5 Stars!**This eventful novel is the 21st chronologically, and the 22nd in total, of the amazing Richard Sharpe series.The historical details at the end of the book are wonderfully described by the author, and implemented in a very likeable fashion in this post-Waterloo adventure.Storytelling is as ever of a superb quality, all characters, whether they are real historical or enjoyable fictional, come vividly to life in this delightful spy/war story, and the atmosphere and living conditions of a defeated Paris and thus France come splendidly off the pages.I read a review from a certain L. Young stating that Harry Price was made a permanent Major at the end in Sharpe's Waterloo, but that is only partly true, because if reading correctly it was subject to recognition by Whitehall, but those responsible at Whitehall must probably have turned it down, so Harry Price is still a Captain in this tale also.This tale is mainly set in the year AD1815, right after the Battle of Waterloo, and it ends with an epilogue that is set in AD 1816.In this tale "acting" Leuitenant-Colonel Sharpe and his men, along whom are his brother-in-arms and best friend Sergeant-Major Patrick Harper, Sergeant Weller, Captain Price and Private Bee, not to forget in my view a rather unnecessary Major Charlie Morris, Sharpe's nemesis from India, and last but not least a rather poor spy in Mr Fox, and they are to pave the way for Duke of Wellington so he march into Paris unscathed, and at the same time to uncover a cult naming themselves "La Fraternité", with at its head the already deceased General Delaunay, at Waterloo, and Colonel Lanier, nicknamed "The Monster".What is to come is an entertaining historical adventure, where the interaction between the blood brothers Sharpe and Harper is paramount, and in which Sharpe and his men will have to fight their way from Waterloo, via Péronne and Ham, into Paris, and over there the discovery of the leader of "La Fraternité" in Lanier is soon made and at the end in a final desperate battle the end of the war will be concluded between Sharpe and Lanier in a most touching and camaraderie fashion.Still highly recommended, for this is a wonderful, in my view final?, goodbye to Sharpe, Harper and other likeable figures, and that's why I like to call this episode: "Sharpe's Final? Captivating Outing"!

Thotoughly enjoyed this book, as I have all the other Sharpe book. Bernard Cornwall definitely knows how to spin a tale. More enjoyable I would think if you had read all the previous Sharpe books, which I have, and it takes you to the end of the war. Very difficult to it down.

Despite the French defeat at Waterloo, Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe’s war has not yet ended. Wellington’s orders send him to Paris, but first he must break out an imprisoned spy, whose information is key to discovering a group of revenge seeking revolutionaries, intent on assassinating the Duke. But Sharpe wants the war to be done and return to Normandy with Lucille and his son. To keep fighting a war that is already won seems senseless, but fighting is in Sharpe’s blood. From his childhood, right through Flanders, India, Portugal, Spain and France, he has clawed his way from the gutters into the ranks, and now he must find these assassins and fight a monster, or die trying.Long-standing readers of the series will know exactly what to expect, and won’t be disappointed. Of course, Harper accompanies our rogue hero; I have thoroughly missed reading these two! I love their friendship and the banter between them. It was interesting to follow Sharpe around 19th century Paris, which is vividly brought to life by the historical research. Cornwell also writes brilliant villains, and they come in the guises of both the French enemy, and as an unwelcome character from Sharpe’s past. There are also the usual foppish characters on Sharpe’s side who he finds infuriating, and the common soldiers—his own troops—who he is immensely proud of. Plus, there is a touching opening where Sharpe and Harper say goodbye to a friend, and a bloody good rifleman.Cornwell gives enough backstory to the series so far, but readers new to Sharpe might benefit from holding back reading this novel and go first to some of the earlier books. I recommend Sharpe’s Eagle, the first written, or Sharpe’s Tiger, the first in chronological order. Long-term fans of the books will have no trouble, and it is a welcome addition to the series, and I hope there is more to follow.

Sharpe Harper and Cornwell at their best a gripping page turned which is hard to put down.It is a super read

One of the great things about Bernard Cornwell novels is the amount of research that goes into writing the novels. One tiny detail is that the French came up with the idea of putting numbers on house in the street. He shows how the French came up with so many new ideas during the revolution. These tiny details make the books appear true to life for their time period! Not only are you reading a Great story, you are also learning more about that period in History! (Painfree!) This is why I buy the hard cover books! In fact, I would be willing to pay more! I can’t wait for the next Sharpe’s novel!

Sempre é uma fonte de entretenimento acompanhar as aventuras deste soldado, não canso de ler estas páginas, muitos dizem que Cornwell usa sempre a mesma "fórmula", e assim espero que ele continue a fazer, porque ela preenche as páginas de forma a não ficarmos entediados e querermos completar a leitura. Em resumo não tenho períodos de pausa na qual tenho que me esforçar para passar de uma parte do livro, e essa fluidez na leitura é muito satisfatória.

This is a gift for my dad. Thought he would like this book

Äntligen refererar till att författaren kommit ut med en ny bok i serien efter så många år. Litet annorlunda skriven än de tidigare, men det var inga problem, älskar denna serie och min enda kritik är att jag läste ut boken så snabbt.

Ach wie war das schön, mal wieder mit Sharpe auf Reisen zu gehn... Einfach ein Genuss, von Anfang bis Ende!