Secret Lines

Wellington's Dragoon #2

by David Blackmore

SECRET LINES

Wellington's Dragoon Book Two

From the battlefield of Talavera,
by way of the guerrilla’s merciless war,
to the back streets of Lisbon,
our hero fights to keep Wellington’s great secret.
Can Michael gain the revenge he seeks and protect the Secret Lines?

207 pages, Hardcover

Published October 31, 2022

About the author

I am a retired museum professional, formerly the Registrar of the Royal Armouries, who I worked for for 26 years. After retiring I completed a PhD, which is published as 'Destructive and Formidable'. After writing 'So Bloody a Day', I turned my hand to writing fiction, 'To the Douro' being the first of 8 planned books making up the 'Wellington's Dragoon Series' and telling the story of a cavalry officer, Michael Roberts, during the Peninsular War against Napoleon. Book 4, 'A Different Kind Of War', has just been published and work has begun of book 5.

I started reenacting in 1973, and a lot of my reenacting experience has been as a cavalryman, most recently with B Troop of the 16th Light Dragoons, the regiment that features in the 'Wellington's Dragoon Series'. In 2015 I took part in the 200th anniversary reenactment of Waterloo, in command of the British Light Dragoons.

I ride regularly, and Johnny, Michael's horse, is a real horse that I frequently ride.

Reviews

[Terry Simpson]

Detailed account of the plans to free Portugal from Bonaparte's rule. The facts speak for themselves and tend not to dwell on the glory descriptions of other authors. Running parallel is the continued pursuit of the enemy spy and long lived former friend Raposa. A well written novel which unwittingly takes the form of a Portuguese travel guide.

[Terry Simpson]

Michael takes on the role of spy catcher as he tries to uncover the identity of his boyhood nemesis.