The Next Who Dies - Hardcover

John Scurr

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846248310 ISBN 13: 9781846248313

Publisher: Book Guild Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

In 1885 two young privates Mathew Studd and Ben Gresham are taking part in the tardy attempt to rescue the beleaguered Major-General Gordon in Khartoum. Over the few months since they have enlisted the young men have become fast friends and now, as they journey by camel across the desert, they open up to one another about their chequered pasts. When Gresham shows Studd his greatest treasure a photograph of his fiancée Martha, a beautiful woman with a captivating smile little does he know he has just committed the most fateful act of his career. In this gripping, tightly wrought novella, John Scurr once again gives a powerful fictional portrayal of a famous military engagement and of the soldiers whose lives are irremediably changed by it. From the blazing deserts of the Sudan to the night-time streets of Victorian London, The Next Who Dies will keep you hooked to its devastating and shocking conclusion.

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About the Author

John Scurr served in the King s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in Malaya from 1949-51. A lifelong interest in military history has resulted in the production of several books and articles on aspects of Spanish and Malayan campaigns, and is manifested in the scrupulous research which brings so much authentic colour to his writing. The Next Who Dies is his seventh book with Book Guild Publishing. He lives in Highgate, North London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Book Guild Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1846248310
• ISBN 13: 9781846248313
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 104