Into the Valley of Death
By (Author) A L Berridge
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Books Ltd
14th June 2013
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
512
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 30mm
351g
From Top Ten Bestselling author A. L. Berridge comes this first in a sensational new series set to the bloody backdrop of the Crimean war 1854 - The Allied armies prepare to besiege the Russian stronghold in the Crimea Harry Ryder is a maverick hero. Resentful of the army that destroyed his father and his own career, he has no time for incompetent commanders. He clashes with his superiors as fiercely as he fights the Russians. Four men, one woman and a game of cards will change everything and alter the course of a war. Something evil has crept into the ranks of the British Army's own officers, an unknown enemy who plans to lure men to ruin on the battlefields. The only path to victory lies in uncovering the truth, but to find it and confront his own destiny Ryder must charge with the Light Brigade into the Valley of Death itself...
A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King.