A) CONDITION BOOK: NEAR FINE [R ON FRONT PASTEDOWN] - HARD BOUND
B) CONDITION DUST JACKET: FINE - NOT PRICE CLIPPED [£12.95]
C) FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING - MICHEL JOSEPH PUBLISHING 1989
D) NOTE: DUST JACKET BRODART COVER. NOVEL ABOUT THE SEA AND SAILING OF FAMOUS "SHARPE" BOOKS. 311 PAGES.
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About: An eccentric and reluctant aristocrat just wants to be left alone to be a sea-gypsy, but a theft from his ancestral home hauls him back to Britain and mayhem. For idiotic reasons this book was retitled in the United States as Killer’s Wake. Johnny Rossendale has spent the last four years on the seas, away from the titled family he despises.
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But now he must turn his sailing cutter, the Sunflower, around and sail to Devon, where his mother lies dying. When Johnny makes landfall, though, he finds that his return is eagerly anticipated by some very sinister foes. After an attempt on his life, he realises that someone thinks a missing painting that belongs to the family is in his hands - and, worse, they are prepared to go to any lengths to get hold of it. But as Earl of Stowey, Johnny has eight centuries of robber-baron blood pumping through his veins. He won't let the family fortune fall into the hands of others without a fight . . .
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About Author:
Cornwell was born in London in 1944. His father was a Canadian airman, and his mother, who was English, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. He was adopted and brought up in Essex by the Wiggins family, who were members of the Peculiar People, a strict Protestant sect who banned frivolity of all kinds and even medicine. After he left them, he changed his name to his birth mother's maiden name, Cornwell.
Cornwell was sent away to Monkton Combe School, attended the University of London, and after graduating, worked as a teacher. He attempted to enlist in the British armed services at least three times but was rejected on the grounds of myopia.
He then joined BBC's Nationwide and was promoted to become head of current affairs at BBC Northern Ireland. He then joined Thames Television as editor of Thames News. He relocated to the United States in 1980 after marrying an American. Unable to get a green card, he started writing novels, as this did not require a work permit. - A thank you from BooksCardsNBikes
