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but for the author the story felt unfinished: there were some Uhtred tales he still wanted to tell

to others a devil in human form

(Mick Herron)

there is no other recourse but to turn to seven for a secret - a secret that could yet save them al

sophisticated storytelling freighted with real suspense' LEE CHILD

The Scarlet Sword Louise Candlish but for the author theIn Kashmir, a small expatriate community seek shelter from the fighting in a Catholic mission. But the tribesmen who sweep down from the hills are bent on rape and massacre. And the mission is in their path. For ten days, the inhabitants suffer occupation, before finally being liberated by the British Army. But even when surrounded by chaos and senseless destruction they still manage to find hope in God, in action, in each other.