Beau Sabreur

by P. C. Wren Book 2 in the Beau Geste series.

First published 1926

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2.5(5)

Major Henri de Beaujolais, the French officer who entered the mystery of Fort Zinderneuf, becomes the central figure in a new North African mission. Moving between military posts, desert tribes and intelligence work, he must distinguish allies from opponents while a romantic attachment complicates the impersonations and divided loyalties required by his service.

The second Geste novel shifts attention from the brothers’ family secret to French colonial strategy and the performance of identity. De Beaujolais survives through wit, disguise and nerve rather than stoic endurance alone. The result is part espionage adventure and part romance, expanding Wren’s Legion world beyond the walls of a single fort.