Brock's Agent (2011 novel)

Brock's Agent is a 2011 historical thriller novel written by Canadian author Tom Taylor.
==Synopsis==
After witnessing the Battle of Tippecanoe, Jonathan Westlake, a young man ready to make his mark, returns home to York [now Toronto] from a successful fur trading expedition. Intervening in a scuffle to save a young woman's life, he appears to have killed her stepfather. To escape arrest for murder, Westlake is now forced to join the British Army and pose as a fur trader while on a secret mission for Major General Isaac Brock.
In a frantic search for the girl he rescued, down Georgian Bay to Fort Detroit, Westlake discovers treachery in his own family circle. His friends, a French Canadian named Lapointe and a Shawnee native called Paxinos, will remain loyal to him in a battle that may cost all of them their lives.
As nations and men struggle for military supremacy in North America, the principal characters fight to the death over love, independence, and a fortune in furs.Brock's Agent - Goodreads - Retrieved 13 December 2021
==Characters==
===Original===
*Johnathan Westlake
*Mary Collins
*Lapointe
*Paxinos
===Historical===
*Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
*Tecumseh
== History ==
Taylor was inspired to write about the War of 1812 because it was an aspect of the Napoleonic Wars that he felt was infrequently discussed.A Very Different Map of North America: An interview with historical fiction author Tom Taylor - J. A. Beard - 1 June 2012 - J. A. Beard's Unneccessary Musings - Blogspot - Retrieved 13 December 2021 Complacency in his home life and the fact that Canada had no historical literary heroes in the vein of Bernard Cornewell's Sharpe, or Horatio Hornblower were also inspirations.Historical novel has a Kingston connection - Greg Burliuk - 11 July 2013 - The Kingston Whig-Standard - Retrieved 13 December 2021
==Reception==
Cindy Vallar, writing for the Historical Novel Society, called the book "a gripping tale of brutality, treachery, loyalty, and friendship," and stated that "Taylor spins a well-rounded and riveting tale of war, love of country, and friendship, a tale where the reader comes to understand some issues that caused the war and how those involved felt."Brock's Agent - Cindy Vallar - November 2011 - Historical Novel Society - Retrieved 13 December 2021
==References==
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Category:Real novels
Category:Real historical novels
Category:Real novels released in 2011