March 1814. With the allied armies of Russia, Austria and Prussia advancing, Paris is in real danger of falling to occupying forces for the first time in 400 years. But at a moment when all efforts should be directed towards the defence of the city, Joseph Bonaparte is concerned with the murder of a retired colonel, and orders Lieutenant Colonel Quentin Margont to conduct a secret investigation into his death. Once again Armand Cabasson marries his phenomenal knowledge of the Napoleonic period with his psychiatric expertise to create a gripping and totally convincing narrative.
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About the Author:
Armand Cabasson is a psychiatrist and novelist working in the north of France. The Officer’s Prey is the first in the Quentin Margont series of thrillers set in the Napoleonic Wars. It was published in France in 2002 as Les proies de l’officier and received the 2003 Gendarmerie Nationale Thriller Prize. The second in the series, Chasse au loup (published in the UK in May 2008 as Wolf Hunt) was awarded the 2005 Fiction Prize by the Napoleonic Foundation. Memory of Flames, the third Margont title was published in October 2009. Armand Cabasson is a member of the Souvenir Napoléonien and has used his extensive research to create a vivid portrait of the Napoleonic campaigns. Armand also wrote the introduction to Clisson and Eugénie, Napoleon’s novella.
Review:
'This Napoleonic Wars mystery is a great historical whodunit. The protagonist is fabulous'
FOLLOW THE CLUE
'Cabasson strikes a good balance between battle scenes and the investigation.'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Starred review.
'The historic information and Cabasson's ability to make the characters and events vivid was an added pleasure'
BOOK GARDEN
‘With vivid scenes of battle and military life ... Cabasson’s atmospheric novel makes a splendid war epic’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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- PublisherGallic Books
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1906040133
- ISBN 13 9781906040130
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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