Beau Geste

Beau Geste by P.C. Wren follows the Geste brothers—Michael (Beau), Digby, and John—who are orphans raised by their wealthy aunt, Lady Patricia, at Brandon Abbas in England. When her prized Blue Water sapphire vanishes during a gathering, suspicion falls on the young relatives, prompting each brother to nobly confess to shield the others and flee to join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. There, they endure brutal training, desert skirmishes with local tribes, and the sadistic command of Sergeant Lejaune at the remote Fort Zinderneuf, where loyalty, honor, and brotherhood are tested amid deception, violence, and a cleverly staged mystery about corpses propped at ramparts to deter attackers. The narrative, framed through John’s recounting, unfolds as a rip-roaring adventure blending upper-class valor with gritty Legion life, culminating in revelations that affirm family devotion over material loss.