{"product_id":"9781472222770","title":"Jack Lark: Recruit (A Jack Lark Short Story): The gripping adventure novella of an aspiring young British Army soldier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecruit \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eby Paul Fraser Collard recounts the early life of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eroguish hero Jack Lark - dubbed 'Sharpe meets the Talented Mr Ripley'- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewho will one day become \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Thief\u003c\/i\u003e. This series is a must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An appealing and formidable hero'\u003ci\u003e - Sunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to leave London, young recruit Jack Lark is determined to make his way as a Redcoat. Despite the daily tirades of Sergeant Slater, a sadistic monster of a man who sees his new trainees as the scum of the earth, Jack holds on to his belief that the Army will give him a better life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis comrades are a rough and ready bunch, and Jack falls in with Charlie Evans, a cheerful young clerk who quickly comes to regret joining up. But once you've taken the Queen's Shilling, there is no way out: deserters always pay the highest price. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Charlie schemes to escape, Jack, always a loyal friend, is forced into an impossible situation where the wrong move could leave him taking the long walk to the gallows...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of THE SCARLET THIEF, THE MAHARAJAH'S GENERAL and THE DEVIL'S ASSASSIN, the second e-novella featuring teenage Jack Lark.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181031473392,"sku":"9781472222770","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472222770_p0.jpg?v=1763597679","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472222770","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}