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Canada, 1812. Jonathan Westlake, a happy-go-lucky fur trader, falls into a deadly scuffle to protect a beautiful young woman as he returns from another successful mission.With blood on his hands, the heroic Westlake faces execution. But thanks to his quick-thinking mother he is granted one hope of redemption: join the army, and prove his courage on the battlefield.With war between America and Britain imminent, Westlake serves under Major General Isaac Brock, who has a special task for his young apprentice. Westlake must travel under cover into the heart of the United States, and make common cause with the settlers' oldest foe.Brock's Agent is the first in a heroic series of novels about Brock's troop, introducing Jonathan Westlake, a man of courage and integrity in a war that divides a continent. In Tom Taylor's tale of love and treachery, fame and fortune, Jonathan Westlake is a hero to be reckoned with. |