Sword of Fortune by Christopher Nicole
Richard Bryant arrives in India as a humble clerk with the John Company.
But he is driven by an ambition and military enthusiasm that sees him rise beyond his status.
He has barely been in Bombay a year when a disastrous love affair with Barbara Smythe forces him to flee the city and start a new life as an outlaw
`...told with smooth authenticity' - Publishers' Weekly
Endeavour Press reprint
Christopher Nicole is a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non-fiction books since 1957. He wrote as Christopher Nicole under several pseudonyms including Peter Grange, Andrew York,Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C.R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams,Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He also wrote under the penname Max Marlow co-authoring with his wife, fellow author Diana Bachmann.
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