Bernard Cornwell, known for his historical series such as the "Sharpe" books set around the Napoleonic wars and the medieval tales of archer William of Hookton, also in 1989 turned out a pretty good contemporary thriller. Whodunit? but what they "dun" is not a murder (though death makes an appearance) but the theft of a multi-million dollar Van Gogh, the main resource of a, as the phrase goes, "somewhat decayed" English earldom...
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Killer's Wake and Sealord (both by Bernard Cornwell) are one and the same book published under two different titles. Great book but no need to buy both.
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