Description

Richard Sharpe returns in a new, high-stakes adventure that plunges him into the dangerous maze of Paris streets, where loyalties shift and every shadow can hide an enemy. Sent to hunt down a spy, Sharpe must navigate a city in turmoil—cutting through deception, surviving sudden violence, and earning trust in a world that treats outsiders as disposable. Bernard Cornwell’s brisk, cinematic storytelling and sharp historical detail bring the Napoleonic era to life as Sharpe’s instincts are tested against a plot that threatens to tip the balance of power. Brimming with themes of identity, betrayal, and survival under pressure, this is a tense, action-driven tale of a soldier who refuses to be sidelined.

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hardcover

Harper

Published Dec 7, 2021

336 pages

ISBN: 9780062563262

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Details

First Published

2021

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Sharpe's Assassin by Bernard Cornwell.

Violence
War/Trauma
Death/Grief