I loved this historical drama about Captain John Lecroix who in 1809 is brought back wounded from the Napoleonic wars in Spain. Instead of returning to his regiment he flees to Bristol, Glasgow and ultimately the Hebrides. On his trail are two soldiers under secret orders - and one of them, Calley, is particularly nasty and actually scared me. The two stories come together right at the end (which was a little rushed for me). I loved the ambiguous ending.
Beautifully written, especially the descriptions of place - both cities and landscape.