JACK'S BACK!


Read for the first time, or read again, what the Good Book Guide UK called:


“The finest series of historical novels since Patrick O’Brian.”


I've reissued all the Jack Absolute books. They've been unavailable (in some markets) for far too long. So I commissioned new covers, wrote new forewords - and I've even done some re-writing, because of all the changes Jack went through over three books. Such fun to be back with Jack!


Just CLICK ON THE COVERS below to be taken to their page.

If you want to read in story order it goes:
The Birth of Jack Absolute
The Blooding of Jack Absolute
Absolute Honour
Jack Absolute

Or if you'd like to ease into it, I can read the 'Birth' novella to you...
https://shop.authors-direct.com/collections/chris-c-c-humphreys/products/the-birth-of-jack-absolute



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REVIEWS


​Humphreys’ expressive writing style and ability to weave a tale from these engaging characters’ respective points of view makes for a rich and addictive read, ideal for fans of historical fiction.
―Publishers Weekly

“Fast, exciting historical adventure, to be read in huge gulps. A runaway carriage of a book.”
―Conn Iggulden, author of War of the Roses

“PLAGUE is one of those books where you turn the last page and wish there were more.  The very best of history, mystery, romance and sheer fun.  (Well, and a few rats…)  London itself is as vivid a character as the actors, adventurers and intriguers who people its all-too-few pages.”
―Diana Gabaldon

“It’s vintage Humphreys, which is to say that it is beautifully written. I have long been a huge fan of his writing voice which is a perfect mixture of style, pin-point description, humour and a certain wry wisdom. His characters are larger than life but always credible. And so it was with Plague, which from the opening pages was a pacy, exciting read. It’s a brilliant depiction of seventeenth century London in all its glory and grime against the grim backdrop of the eponymous plague. A great read all round, and for my money Chris is better than Sansom and more than deserves equal success.”
―Simon Scarrow

Chris Humphreys has excelled himself in this richly glorious white-knuckle ride through a London torn apart by recent civil war and caught on the edge of plague.   The language is lyrical and lovely and feels utterly grounded in the time.  The plot is a perfect crime thriller with something new round each corner: always unexpected, always satisfying.  The Thief and the Thief taker are both wounded, vulnerable, damaged men, but the synergy of the two together is a glory to watch and I loved it. This matches the earthy lyricism of Pepys with the crime-crafting talents of a Rankin or a Cornwell in a vibrant, utterly immersive wonder of a novel.  Impossible to put down. Read it.”
―Manda Scott

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