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On his return voyage to England, Jack helps in the defeat of a privateer, gaining a friend in a charismatic Irishman, Red Hugh McClune, along with a large share of the prize money and a nasty dose of cholera. Saved by Red Hugh, Jack convalesces in Bath where he falls in love with the man's beautiful cousin, Laetitia. But this romance soon turns to tragedy. For there is more than love disguised in Bath. The Irishman is using the affair to lure Jack from his rooms that overlook the Circus and use them for political intrigue: on the day set for the elopement, the King is coming to Bath and Red Hugh plans to assassinate him - for the exiled King James III and all Jacobites. Jack foils the plot but, because he owes him his life, allows the Irishman to escape the noose. Red Hugh flees to Rome, taking Laetitia with him. Jack pursues to infiltrate the enemy. But recognised and betrayed by Red Hugh, he spends the winter in jail. He escapes to discover that Laetitia has married an aged Roman count to gain money and power for the cause, and that Red Hugh has gone to Portugal to join an Irish regiment raised to fight the Spanish. Jack's own regiment, the 16th Dragoons, is also there and Jack rejoins them to fight the war, charge with the cavalry at Valencia de Alcantara and defeat the schemes of the Irish traitor ...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #734862 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH
'In Jack, CC Humphreys has a hero you can't help but cheer for as he jumps headlong from one adventure to another in a truly swash-buckling style... A perfect page-turner'

Review
'In Jack, CC Humphreys has a hero you can't help but cheer for as he jumps headlong from one adventure to another in a truly swash-buckling style... A perfect page-turner' (PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH )

'if you like a book with plenty of romance, a dash of humor and over-the-top heroism as well as the grim reality of war you are bound to enjoy this one. Highly recommended.' (MYSHELF.COM )

'Readers who enjoy swashbuckling piracy and romance will enjoy this book, which moves at a fast pace.' (LEICESTER MERCURY )

LEICESTER MERCURY
'Readers who enjoy swashbuckling piracy and romance will enjoy this book, which moves at a fast pace.'

Customer Reviews

Very entertaining
This series become increasingly promising with each Absolute book. The series is arranged in a particularly odd way with the first book actually occuring after this one and the one prior to this. It's well written. Absolute has his obligatory unusual traits (he's been training with the red indians), and the usual ones: he's a little bit of a naughty boy but overall he fights for honour etc.
The plot for this one is good and overall it was a very entertaining read if not on the same par as Sharpe, Flashman or Killigrew.

A good addition to the historical genre.
As a fan of Cornwall & O'Brien this was a great and refreshing addition to the genre. My only gripe is that the novels don't follow any real time line which means that a)there seem to be large gaps between novles - so beware which one you read first and b) there aren't enough of them! The insight in C18th London is vivid and the characterisation is good. I'd dearly love to see more of volumes, they're great fun and you feel a genuine empathy with Jack Absolute. Ideal material for a film script one day!