A review by writerlibrarian
Sharpe's Gold by Bernard Cornwell

4.0

I did indeed found the way to read the Sharpe series. In order in which they were published. This is the second novel I had no problem getting into after Sharpe's Eagle. The story picks up a few months after the celebrated catching of the Eagle. Sharpe is invested by Wellington of a mission that can only turn bad. Sharpe faces ethical dilemma, who lives, who dies, shall he stick to his duty and mission despite the high cost of human lives. Cornwell writes action really well, the French patrol attacking, the German mercenary saving the day and he takes you, the reader, part of it, part of the historical battles (in this case Almeida) like you are there standing next to Sharpe and Harper. Sharpe meets a beautiful dark haired beauty again but he wouldn't be Sharpe if he didn't.