Written by: Tom Taylor
Submitted By: Lory Kaufman
“The Americans were coming to kill him.” So opens the novel as Agent Jonathan Westlake returns in the third of Tom Taylor's War of 1812 series, "Brock’s Traitor".
A letter from the dead general Sir Isaac Brock sends Westlake on a deadly mission to find a traitor and his secret accomplices. Battling weather and enemy soldiers, Westlake fights his way across the frozen St. Lawrence River into American territory. At Sackets Harbour, he soon discovers that the largest combined army and naval invasion in American history is in the planning. How does the traitor figure into their plans and where will the bluecoats hit Upper Canada first –Kingston, Niagara, or York [now Toronto]?
An enticing barmaid, smugglers, and traitors on both sides teach Westlake that honour has a way of changing its meaning according to the circumstance. This is an action /adventure story that will keep you on the edge of seat until the thrilling finale!
As a Canadian I found it fascinating to hear how Europeans see the War of 1812 as an extension of the Napoleonic Wars. I can see how that is true, and as such, would heartily recommend all three of Tom Taylors “War of 1812” series as MUST reads to Napoleonic buffs everywhere. (Brock's Agent, Brock's Railroad, and Brock's Traitor)
