THE FRENCH EXECUTIONER
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'If you can find a first impression, hoard it and wait till it rises in value like a first edition of LORD OF THE RINGS.' Crime Time UK

The last thing Jean Rombaud expects upon being summoned to behead Anne Boleyn is to dedicate his life to her. But the ill-fated queen has a mysterious request for her executioner: that after taking her life he also take her infamous six-fingered hand and bury it at a sacred crossroads in France. His oath will set Jean on the most dangerous journey of his life.
In The French Executioner, C.C. Humphreys once again brings the past to life in all its glory and peril. This thrilling novel captures the breathtaking story of how courage, love, and loyalty bound Anne Boleyn to the man who ended her life—and saved her legacy.

​Thrilling, funny, well researched and, at times, painfully poignant, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

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Don't miss this wonderful saga of magic and heroism. Even if, like me, you have to be dragged by mule cart to come within a hundred yards of a historical novel, break very vow and seek out this tale. If you can find a first impression, hoard it and wait till it rises in value like a first edition of LORD OF THE RINGS. This is as good. For sheer pleasure I've read nothing to match it all year, CRIME TIME

“Humphreys has fashioned a rollicking good yarn that keeps the pages turning from start to finish.”--Irish Examiner

This unusual tale conjures visions of an Errol Flynn-type Hollywood swashbuckler...the tale's well-told, engagingly written, and includes a colourful immersion into a time when life was cheap and danger or death literally waited around every corner. A gory but fascinating...look at the world in the early 16th century, KIRKUS

Set against the backdrop of the Protestant Reformation, his superbloody Princess Bride-like adventure is, at its heart, a tale of redemption, well earned and hard-won, LIBRARY JOURNAL

Humphreys' [Jack Absolute] breathes life into 16th century Europe with this fascinating tale of adventure and mystery...Humphreys' characters are well drawn and deeply empathetic, and Rombaud's mission remains entertaining throughout, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Falling somewhere between the novels of Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith, C. C. Humphreys has fashioned a rollicking good yarn that keeps the pages turning from start to finish, IRISH EXAMINER

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