Fugitive (Jack Lark, Book 9)

By Paul Fraser Collard

Book Overview

'Like all the best vintages Jack Lark has aged to perfection. Scarred, battered and bloody, his story continues to enthral' Anthony Riches
Roguish hero Jack Lark - soldier, leader, imposter - crosses borders once more as he pursues a brand-new adventure in Africa.
London, 1868. For five years, Jack Lark has run a thriving club in the backstreets of Whitechapel. But life takes a devastating turn when he refuses to bow down to the East End's most formidable criminal.A wanted man, Jack flees England. Together with his friend and treasure hunter, Macgregor, he joins the British army on campaign across Abyssinia, a high-stakes mission that returns Jack to the battlefield and on to the fortress of Magdala where the formidable Emperor Tewodros has taken British subjects prisoner.But life on the run can turn dangerous, especially in a land ravaged by war . . .Praise for the Jack Lark series: 'Brilliant' Bernard Cornwell
'Enthralling' The Times
'Bullets fly, emotions run high and treachery abounds... exceptionally entertaining historical action adventure' Matthew Harffy
'Expect ferocious, bloody action from the first page' Ben Kane
'You feel and experience all the emotions and the blood, sweat and tears that Jack does... I devoured it in one sitting' Parmenion Books

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472263448
• ISBN13: 9781472263445
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Headline
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"