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A Close Run Thing

Written by: Allan Mallinson
Narrated by: Errick Graham
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It's 1814, and Napoleon is hard-pressed to defend France from a combination of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Britain. Nor is he the only one in a quandary.

Matthew Hervey, a young British cornet, is in a rather unusual situation. As far as he knows, it's highly irregular to be arrested on a battlefield after a successful action.

Still, it's hardly the first time politics has interrupted war, and as Hervey's career progresses, he increasingly balances both, sometimes more successfully than others!

©2000 Allan Mallinson (P)2017 W.F. Howes Ltd Historical Mystery

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This was really cool. Sergent Armstrong and Cornet Hervey's friendship was a highlight for me. Henrietta is a loveable strong-willed woman. And the action is very well done. I also loved the details about things like stirrup length and Hervey's opinions on them. It showed how well informed Allan Mallinson was from his time as a brigadier and his research. Overall a great historical fiction.

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