Recently, I have read "The Lothian Run" by "Mollie Hunter," a historical novel set in 1736. It has a well paced plot and an exciting main character. Sandy Maxwell is a lawyer in training in Edinburgh, who at the start of the book is wanting to leave his path to being a lawyer in exchange for something more exciting. One day, after a fight with the lawyer he is apprenticed to, an important looking man walks into the office. Before long Sandy is asked by the man (Deryck Gilmour a special investigations officer) to try and find out as much as he can about George Robertson, a known smuggler who has escaped from prison. This simple task however, goes drastically wrong and suddenly Sandy is swept into a dangerous, full scale investigation of his case.
             One of the most exciting moments in the book was one the first mission that Sandy undertook. He was sent merely to inquire for any mention of George Robertson at Prestonpans. However, his curiosity gets the better of him when he meets "an honest horse thief" who is slightly linked with the case of George Robertson. He goes beyond the requirements of his duties and follows the man, named Rattray, to a deserted valley. However, he ends up caught, and kept in captivity in a small hut near the middle of the valley. It is here where he plans his escape. Through peephole which he cleverly makes, he finds out information on many things involving George Robinson. After a few days at the camp, a man referred to the as "The Colonel" shows up and orders for Sandy to be executed. At this point, Sandy realises that he must make an attempt to escape from the camp very soon. He ingeniously manages to open the door of his hut using a fishing rod. He is then made sound very appealing as a hero to the reader when he is described:
             "Moving with lightning speed, as if some demon of
             cool intelligence had taken charge of him"
             This is one of the...