Sharpe's Assassin: Richard Sharpe and the Occupation of Paris, 1815

Written by Bernard Cornwell

Narrated by Rupert Farley

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.

SHARPE IS BACK.

Outsider.

Hero.

Rogue.

And the one man you want on your side.

Sharpe's Assassin is the brand-new novel in the bestselling historical series that has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Dec 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9780063144873

Bernard Cornwell

BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.

Reviews for Sharpe's Assassin

[Thomas Rosenthal · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Brilliant series. Fun exciting addictive well-written. Even if you don’t like historical fiction this is a must read

[brumby18 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Another good yarn , very lightweight but fun. Paris and bonepart

[eyes92c · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A colorful read that had me precisely in the moment, breathless and wanting more!I’m a huge Richard Sharpe fan. Helped along by first meeting Sharpe as a tv program years ago. The rifleman from the dregs of society who took the kings shilling and went off “over the hills and far away” to fight Napoleon from one end of the European peninsula to the other, “ ‘From Portugal to the heart of France,” and now onto Paris. It’s 1815 and post Waterloo.Sharpe has been tasked as he so laconically puts it, to “ ‘Get first into France, capture a fortress, release some prisoners, and then rejoin the army.’ “ And that’s just the beginning of Sharpe’s current enterprise.Cornwell is just so descriptive! I was in the thick of battles, I came into Paris, held my anger in and honed it, as I channeled Richard Sharpe. And the old friends well met…even the memories evoked.Sharpe is tasked to hunt down an organization La Fraternité bent on assassinating Wellington, under the cover of restoring stolen paintings housed in the Louvre. (read Cornwell’s historical notes for more info.)If like me you love Cornwell’s writing and you’re attracted by the underdog who wins through, the irreverent scamp with a solid sense of integrity, who can cut through to the chase with no holds barred, then Richard Sharpe, a ‘forlorn hope’ survivor is your man. So many memories tied up in this novel.The gems of historical information Cornwell drops enlighten. Like Sharpe insisting men pay the conquered populace properly for supplies and not with worthless metal buttons hammered down to look like “genuine coinage.”Historical writing that truly engages!A Harper ARC via NetGalley Please note: Quotes taken from an advanced reading copy maybe subject to change(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)