Civil War historical fiction with a blade in its boot and fire in its gut.
Civil War historical fiction with a blade in its boot and fire in its gut.
Jack Ledger writes like a man chasing ghosts—and catching them.
Raised across the fractured landscapes of postwar Germany, the ice-laced shadows of Alaska, the deserts of Saudi Arabia, and the chaotic harbors of Southeast Asia, he learned early that truth is rarely found on the surface. He served in the U.S. Navy, moved in silence through the back channels of Shanghai, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Japan—and returned with stories too heavy for the news and too sharp for the history books.
His debut novel, The Last Cavalier, launches a sweeping saga of legacy, betrayal, and rebellion—stretching from the royal courts of Europe to the blood-soaked backwoods of Missouri, where war is waged in whispers, fire, and shadow. Set against the chaos of the American Civil War and the covert war beneath it—fought by spies, blockade runners, and broken men—
Ledger’s work is fueled by deep research, raw experience, and a voice forged in fire and ink.
It began with a poster. A name. A whisper.
Now it’s a legend.
He writes to tell the stories history tried to bury—
—and bring them back screaming.
This isn’t just a backdrop. It’s a world with weight.
Here, real history walks hand-in-hand with shadows—
and the line between truth and myth disappears in the smoke.
From the flame-lit marshes of Renaissance France
to the blood-soaked trails of Missouri...
From opium-stained ledgers in Bahamian ports
to secrets whispered in the courts of crumbling empires...
These aren’t fairy tales.
They’re the pieces history tried to bury.
Step inside the world of Jack Ledger—
where legacy has teeth, memory has ghosts,
and the last man standing writes the ending.
© Mark Ferland writing as Jack Ledger. All rights reserved.
Storylines, characters, and universe materials are protected under U.S. Copyright and WGA registration
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