Wolf Hunt (Napoleonic Murders Series #2)

by Armand Cabasson, Isabel Reid (Translator)

Overview

In the second of the Napoleonic Murders series, described as a 'splendid war epic' by Sunday Telegraph, a serial killer is targeting young army recruits.

In 1809, the forces of Napoleon's Grande Armée are in Austria. For young Lieutenant Lukas Relmyer, it is hard to return to the place where he and fellow orphan Franz, were kidnapped four years previously. Franz was brutally murdered and Lukas has vowed to avenge his death. When the body of another orphan is found on the battlefield, Captain Quentin Margont and Lukas join forces to track down the wolf that is prowling once more in the forests of Aspern... 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781906040833
Publisher:	Gallic Books Limited
Publication date:	06/10/2014
Series:	Napoleonic Murders Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Armand Cabasson is a prize-winning author and psychiatrist who lives in the north of France. He is a member of the French Napoleonic Society and has used his extensive research to create a vivid portrait of the Napoleonic campaigns. 

Isabel Reid studied History and French at Oxford Universityand has lived in France and Geneva.

Interviews

‘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

‘Combines the suspense of a thriller with the compelling narrative of a war epic’ LE PARISIEN

Editorial Reviews

★ 04/14/2014
As he did in his Napoleonic Murders series debut, 2013’s The Officer’s Prey, French author Cabasson brilliantly combines detection with action, in this twisty sequel. In the spring of 1809, the emperor’s forces are engaged in a bloody and futile back-and-forth battle near the Danube with the Austrian army. At the request of Luise Mitterberg, a young Austrian woman, French Capt. Quentin Margont looks into the disappearance of a 16-year-old orphan, Wilhelm Gurtz, who later turns up dead—shot point-blank by someone, who then mutilated the corpse to give the boy an exaggerated smile. The m.o. matches that of the killer that hussar Lukas Relmyer is obsessed with finding for committing a similar crime five years earlier. Margont agrees to help Luise and Relmyer in their quest for justice, a seemingly impossible mission under the circumstances. A well-rounded lead and a suspenseful plot make this historical a winner. (June)

Publishers Weekly

‘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

'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.' Publisher's Weekly, starred review

'The historic information and Cabasson's ability to make the characters and events vivid was an added pleasure' Book Garden

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