From Sunday Times bestselling author Allan Mallinson, a riveting read with the perfect combination of hero, history and adventure – perfect for fans of Patrick O’Brian and Bernard Cornwell.

“Convincingly drawn, perfectly paced and expertly written…A Joy to read” – Antony Beevor.
"I have never read a more enthralling account of a battle ... This is the first in a series of Matthew Hervey adventures. The next can't come soon enough for me" -- Daily Mail.
“Allan Mallinson is a truly gifted storyteller…”– Reader review.

Waterloo 1815. The war against Napoleon Bonaparte is raging to its bloody end at Waterloo.

A young officer – Cornet Matthew Hervey – going about his duty suddenly finds himself at the crux of events.
The decisions he has to make – both military and romantic – will change the course of his life, and possible have far reaching political consequences…

A Close Run Thing is the first book in Allan Mallinson’s Matthew Hervey series. His adventures continue in The Nizam’s Daughters.