The Silent Drummer
This book follows the characters of book one on through the conflict in Afghanistan and sees them struggling with emotional challenges as well as searching for a lost gem in the heat and cold of the second Afghan war.
A young drummer boy, speechless with terror, emerges from the hills of the north west frontier, McBride’s new wife takes him under her wing while at the same time reopening the ruined brothel in Lahore.
Carew wakes up from a drink induced sleep after McBride’s wedding to find himself married to a stranger. She also involves herself in Hattie McBride’s venture.
A local villain takes over the ‘Rags’ hired by two officers who have put money into the venture but things descend into violence and murder.
The women of the ‘Rags’ brothel escape into the hills, Mrs McBride and the silent drummer boy among them and McBride finds himself torn between his duty and his yearning to find his wife.
A precious jewel goes missing in the hills and Carew having been sent there to outmanoeuvre Russian agents finds himself part of the desperate hunt for the treasure.
Lord Roberts’ army takes on the Afghan forces only to meet a bloody and desperate fight for it’s life.
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A young drummer boy, speechless with terror, emerges from the hills of the north west frontier, McBride’s new wife takes him under her wing while at the same time reopening the ruined brothel in Lahore.
Carew wakes up from a drink induced sleep after McBride’s wedding to find himself married to a stranger. She also involves herself in Hattie McBride’s venture.
A local villain takes over the ‘Rags’ hired by two officers who have put money into the venture but things descend into violence and murder.
The women of the ‘Rags’ brothel escape into the hills, Mrs McBride and the silent drummer boy among them and McBride finds himself torn between his duty and his yearning to find his wife.
A precious jewel goes missing in the hills and Carew having been sent there to outmanoeuvre Russian agents finds himself part of the desperate hunt for the treasure.
Lord Roberts’ army takes on the Afghan forces only to meet a bloody and desperate fight for it’s life.
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