A year after the victory at Talavera, Wellington's army, outnumbered and out of money, is on the verge of collapse. Its only hope lies in a cache of gold hidden in the Portugese mountains and the only man capable of stealing it is Captain Richard Sharpe.
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About the Author:
Bernard Cornwell worked for BBC TV for seven years, mostly as producer on the Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames Television's Thames at Six. Married to an American, he now lives in the United States.
Review:
'Exciting, exuberant! leaves the reader waiting for the next' Irish Times
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0140243054
- ISBN 13 9780140243055
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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