The Viceroy's Captain by Anthony Conway
The North West Frontier, 1926...Bandits have stolen The Eye of the Storm, a legendary diamond said to give its owner control of India. A party of Bolshevik fanatics is after it - and so is Prince Mahsud of Beshandu. The Oxford-educated Pathan prince believes that with the diamond in his hands he can lead a newly independent India. The only way to prevent a war is to get the diamond back and Sir Oswald Masterman of the Imperial intelligence service knows the right man to do it - Captain John Caspasian of the Twelfth Gurkhas. Rebellious, insubordinate and astonishingly effective, Caspasian is glad to be off desk duty and back in action. With his hand-picked assistant, Gurkha sergeant Ganga Limbu, and selection of deadly weaponry, Caspasian sets off for Beshandu disguised as the escort for a routine tribal council.
Set on the Northwest frontier of India, this is pure escapist fiction- Independent on SundayAs thrilling as Sharpe...The Viceroy's captain is a gripping story of war, intrigue and treachery - Bolton Evening NewsCaptain John Caspasian is the new hero in the mould of Sharpe - Lancashire Evening Post on THE VICEROY'S CAPTAINIntrigue and treachery . . . a compelling read. - Coverntry Evening Telegraph
Anthony Conway has been a Gurkha officer and has travelled extensively in the east. He has been a bestselling thriller writer under a pseudonym. The Chinese Warlord, his second novel featuring Captain John Caspasian, will be published by Hodder & Stoughton in late 2001.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340768570 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340768576 |
| Title | The Viceroy's Captain |
| Author | Anthony Conway |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2001-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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