{"product_id":"9781472236753-the-devils-assassin","title":"The Devil's Assassin","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattle of Khoosh-Ab, 1857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third action-packed Victorian military adventure featuring hero Jack Lark: soldier, leader, imposter.\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 Herat. The Empire's strength is under threat and the army must fight back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the British march to war, Jack learns that secrets crucial to the campaign's success are leaking into their enemies' hands. Ballard has brought him to the battlefield to end a spy's deceit. But who is the traitor?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THE DEVIL'S ASSASSIN sweeps Jack Lark through a thrilling tale of explosive action as the British face the Persian army in the inky darkness of the desert night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DEVIL'S ASSASSIN: JACK LARK BOOK 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eREADERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF JACK LARK:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The Devil's Assassin is yet another win from a writer at the top of his game.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Life and death on the frontline is so viscerally described that you can smell and taste the blood and powder'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Everything you need in an historical military novel. Intrigue, deception, the horror of combat, revenge.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jack Lark is a hero I'll happily follow'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jack Lark is one of my favourite literary creations of the modern swathe of historical fiction.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449880883574,"sku":"9781472236753","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26772891.jpg?v=1760446833","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472236753-the-devils-assassin","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}