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Highwayman: War's End
Highwayman: War's End
Michael Arnold | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics, Thriller
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The third of the - so far - three Highwayman novellas, each following the escapades of Samson Lyle, the former Roundhead who is now a notorious Highwayman during the period of Cromwell's protectorate.

In this one, Lyle finds himself hunting down a stolen possession, in a bid to return it to its rightful owner who has taken hostage of the son of an old friend, with that owner believing that said son had stolen it (he hasn't).

With only - roughly - five chapters, each chapter is given over to one day in the week of Lyle's efforts to retrieve the item, culminating in a fight on Portsmouth Point and with key recurring players from the previous two novellas also getting an appearance.

Of necessity (because of the length), there's therefore not much room for plot in this one: It's a pretty straightforward tale of derring do!