‘This is a brilliant debut and I look forward to reading more of Jack Lark!’
BERNARD CORNWELL
Collard … evokes the horror of that era with great brio. Enthralling THE TIMES
‘Expect ferocious, bloody action from the first page. Fast-paced, compelling, and with more villains than a Clint Eastwood classic, this unputdownable novel strongly reminded me of that legend of western writers, Louis L’Amour. A cracking read!’
Ben Kane
‘Dusty deserts, showdowns under the blistering sun, bloodthirsty bandoleros, rough whisky and rougher men. Bullets fly, emotions run high and treachery abounds in The Lost Outlaw … an exceptionally entertaining historical action adventure’
Matthew Harffy
An appealing and formidable hero
SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE
‘I love a writer who wears his history lightly enough for the story he is telling to blaze across the pages like this. Jack Lark is an unforgettable new hero.’
ANTHONY RICHES
‘Page-turning adventure, a hero with issues yet who’s likable, and antagonists you will love to hate… It was hard to put down and a real pleasure to read. If you enjoy books by Bernard Cornwell, you’ll want to put this book on your reading list’
HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY
‘A confident, rich and exciting novel that gave me all the ingredients I would want for a historical adventure of the highest order’
FOR WINTER NIGHTS
‘It felt accurate, it felt real, it felt alive… The battles had me hooked, riveted to the page, there were times when I was almost as breathless as the exhausted soldiers’
PARMENION BOOKS
‘Sharpe fans will be delighted to welcome a swashbuckling new hero to follow… Marvellous fun’
PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH
Collard’s characters slide effortlessly into the real events of the day
HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY
The story is well written with some very comprehensive descriptions of both people and their surroundings. In each of the actions the pace is dynamic and brutally described making it one of those books where there is always the tendency to just read one more chapter before putting it down for a while. Well worth reading
ARRSE
It’s not since I first picked up Sharpe’s Eagle that a single character captured my imagination so totally, this supported by a fast fluid pace of writing, and a vivid portrayal of the Indian country, people, time period, the east India company and as usual the brutal, uncompromising and occasionally morally bankrupt officer corps coupled with the efficiency of the ordinary men of the British army, all this condensed into 336 pages of explosive action, violent emotions, uncompromising unbending discipline and a man with the courage to do what is right
PARMENION BOOKS
‘You feel and experience all the emotions and the blood, sweat and tears that Jack does… I devoured it in one sitting’
Parmenion Books