{"product_id":"the-devils-assassin-9781472236753","title":"The Devils Assassin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACK LARK: SOLDIER, LEADER, IMPOSTER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third book in the gripping military adventure series for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Matthew Harffy and Simon Scarrow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Paul Collard has become one of the most readable figures in Historical Fiction'' \u003cb\u003eParmenion Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Paul Fraser Collard commands the genre of historical action adventure with as much aplomb as Jack Lark commands his troops'' \u003cb\u003eMatthew Harffy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''If you loved Bernard Cornwell, then you''ll love this'' \u003cb\u003eThe Founding Fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBombay, 1857. Jack Lark is living precariously as an officer when his heroic but fraudulent past is discovered by the Devil - Major Ballard, the army''s intelligence officer. Ballard is gathering a web of information to defend the British Empire, and he needs a man like Jack on his side. Not far away, in Persia, the Shah is moving against British territory and, with the Russians whispering in his ear, seeks to conquer the crucial city of Hera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant -- Bernard Cornwell on THE SCARLET THIEF\u003cbr\u003eSavage, courageous, and clever * Goodreads on THE SCARLET THIEF *\u003cbr\u003eI love a writer who wears his history lightly enough for the story he's telling to blaze across the pages like this. Jack Lark is an unforgettable new hero -- Anthony Riches on THE SCARLET THIEF\u003cbr\u003eThe spirit of Sharpe lives again in another time, in another war, in the guise of Jack Lark * www.parmenionbooks.wordpress.com on THE MAHARAJAH'S GENERAL *\u003cbr\u003eA confident, rich and exciting novel that gave me all the ingredients I would want for a historical adventure of the highest order * www.forwinternights.wordpress.com on THE MAHARAJAH'S GENERAL *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e could well have been a Sharpe tale . . . Collard has become one of the most readable figures in historical fiction * Parmenion Books *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739422798167,"sku":"9781472236753","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472236753.jpg?v=1720052204","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-devils-assassin-9781472236753","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}