The Officer's Prey
(The first of the Napoleonic Murders)
by Armand Cabasson, Michael Glencross (Translator)
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Pub Date 13 Jun 2011 | Archive Date 13 Apr 2016
Description
June 1812. Napoleon begins his invasion of Russia. But among the troops of the Grande Armée is a savage murderer whose bloodlust is not satisfied in battle.
When an innocent Polish woman is brutally stabbed, Captain Quentin Margont of the 84th regiment is put in charge of a secret investigation to unmask the perpetrator. Armed with the sole fact that the killer is an officer, Margont knows that he faces a near-impossible task and the greatest challenge of his military career.
Advance Praise
‘Combines the suspense of a thriller with the compelling narrative of a war epic’ Le Parisien
‘Cabasson skilfully weaves an intriguing mystery into a rich historical background’ Mail on Sunday
‘With vivid scenes of battle and military life ... Cabasson’s atmospheric novel makes a splendid war epic’ Sunday Telegraph
'The author ably combines the two elements of murder investigation and epic war novel, providing the reader with the historical background in a convincing but naturalistic way that does not interfere with the flow of the story.' Eurocrime
'[Cabasson] draws on his extensive knowledge of the era to create accurate portrayals of the time and people'Napoleon Series
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781906040826 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
E V, Reviewer
Captain Margont, of Napoleon’s 84th Infantry, is assigned a secret mission to determine if one of the officers is torturing, mutilating, and murdering women. To complicate matters Margont and his compatriots are part of Napoleon’s Russian campaign, which means they not only fighting battles, but struggle to not starve and freeze to death retreating back from Moscow during the brutal winter. Part mystery, part war novel, all engrossing. This is the first Napoleonic fiction I have read written from the French point-of-view and it is a doozy. If you like Cornwell’s Sharpe series, you will love this series.
