The Blooding

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Hawkwood, the Regency's answer to Jack Reacher, returns in this gripping, action-packed follow up to the bestselling Ratcatcher 1812: Britain is at war with the United States. Matthew Hawkwood, soldier turned spy, makes landfall in America. Stranded behind enemy lines, his aim is to head for the safety of the Canadian border. His route takes him to Albany - headquarters of America's Northern Army - where the chance sighting of a former comrade-in-arms - Major William Lawrence - within a consignment of British prisoners puts paid to his plans. For as the two men make their bid for freedom, they uncover an American plot to invade Canada. If Montreal and Quebec fall, the enemy will gain control of the continent. The British authorities have to be warned. Pursued by a relentless enemy, the fugitives set off across the snow-bound Adirondack Mountains, the land the Iroquois call the 'Hunting Grounds'. But they are not alone. Buried deep in Hawkwood's past is an old alliance, one which could save both their lives and help turn the tide of war...