Paul Fraser Collard Books in Order

Paul Fraser Collard has written 14 books, published between 2013 and 2023. The first book is The Scarlet Thief (2013) and the newest is Diamond Hunter (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2013–2023
Pages on record
3,152 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
53–79 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,152 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

Paul Fraser Collard writes historical fiction featuring the character Jack Lark. The catalogue records 14 books between 2013 and 2023, including Jack Lark short stories and novellas. The Scarlet Thief (2013) is the first listed title, with The Maharajah's General from the same year. Later books include The Devil's Assassin (2015), The True Soldier (2017) and The Rebel Killer (2018). Subjects include the Crimean War and the American Civil War. Diamond Hunter (2023) is the latest.

Source: composed

How many Paul Fraser Collard books are there?

Paul Fraser Collard has 14 books, released between 2013 and 2023.

Paul Fraser Collard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Paul Fraser Collard books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    The Scarlet ThiefJack Lark #12013 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013400
  2. 2
    The Maharajah's GeneralJack Lark #22013 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013336
  3. 3
    RogueJack Lark Short Stories/Novellas #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  4. 4
    RecruitJack Lark Short Stories/Novellas #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  5. 5
    RedcoatJack Lark Short Stories/Novellas #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  6. 6
    The Devil's AssassinJack Lark #32015 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015384
  7. 7
    The Lone WarriorJack Lark #42015 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015384
  8. 8
    The Last Legionnaire / The Forgotten SonJack Lark #52016 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016416
  9. 9
    The True SoldierJack Lark #62017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  10. 10
    The Rebel KillerJack Lark #72018 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018432
  11. 11
    The Lost OutlawJack Lark #82019 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019384
  12. 12
    FugitiveJack Lark #92020 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020416
  13. 13
    CommanderJack Lark #102022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
  14. 14
    Diamond HunterJack Lark #112023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–

Paul Fraser Collard books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Jack Lark in order

11 books
  1. 1. The Scarlet Thief
  2. 2. The Maharajah's General
  3. 3. The Devil's Assassin
  4. 4. The Lone Warrior
  5. 5. The Last Legionnaire / The Forgotten Son
  6. 6. The True Soldier
  7. 7. The Rebel Killer
  8. 8. The Lost Outlaw
  9. 9. Fugitive
  10. 10. Commander
  11. 11. Diamond Hunter

Jack Lark Short Stories/Novellas

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Paul Fraser Collard books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 14 Paul Fraser Collard books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Paul Fraser Collard

Start with The Scarlet Thief (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Paul Fraser Collard book?

Diamond Hunter (2023) is the newest Paul Fraser Collard book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Fraser Collard book coming?

No next Paul Fraser Collard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Paul Fraser Collard at a glance

Paused
No new Paul Fraser Collard title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Paul Fraser Collard books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,152 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Fraser Collard books, 11 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

When Paul Fraser Collard books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Paul Fraser Collard titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 11 titles.

2010s
11
2020s
3

14 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Paul Fraser Collard books are about

5 of the 14 Paul Fraser Collard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.