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A Close Run Thing

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)2000 W.F. Howes Ltd Action & Adventure Historical Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense War Fiction Imperialism Suspense Russia
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Clever to make this included with audible, from the introduction focusing on historical fidelity and mentioning encouragement from Patrick O'Brien through the whole novel it was exactly my thing, slower paced and full of historical details, this novel may not appeal to those desperate for action at every turn but for those with a real taste for European history of the 1800s this is a treat.

Exactly my sort of novel, history lover's dream

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I loved the detail, some might find it slowed paced or too over detailed but for me I really enjoyed this. His wife input about horsemanship made it far superior to many such reads. Can’t wait for the next one…

Really enjoyed this!!

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Great story, very engaging, my walks were longer than usual when listening. Very well narrated 👍

Good Narrator

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I like the era and subject and the author has written in the style of the day in similar fashion to Patrick O’Brien.

Loved it

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An excellent story, exceptionally well researched. The narrator was wonderful, I’m going to follow Matthew Hervey!

Well researched.

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