The Last Days of Newgate: An addictive mystery thriller full of twists and turns (A Pyke Mystery) - Hardcover

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The Last Days Of Newgate by Andrew Pepper (Hardback, 2006) In pre-Victorian England, Pyke, a disreputable Bow Street Runner, is employed in a personal capacity by Lord Edmonton to search for some missing family money. During his investigations he stumbles upon the gruesome murder of a young family, which comes to the attention of the Home Secretary, Robert Peel. Pyke is convinced that the murders are related to religious conflict in the city but he soon uncovers too much information for someone's comfort and is set-up and arrested from murder. From prison, with only his client's daughter believing his innocence, Pyke has to find a way to escape and track down the real culprit. UK First Edition. First Printing. WEIDENFELD & NICHOLSON, London, 2006. Hard-cover novel by highly acclaimed author Andrew Pepper First edition, first printing with full number- line 10: 0 297 85237 X and 13: 978 0 297 85237 7 This is an Exclusive Limited Edition, Signed, Dated 17-07-06 by the author on the title page. This is a new unread immaculate copy which comes in a dust jacket. Our books are covered in clear, removable film for protection and we pack all of our books professionally in bubble wrap and a box so that they reach you in perfect condition. Thank you for your valued custom.

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The main character is a Bow Street Runner who is investigating three brutal murders in St Giles, London. He crosses powerful people, ends up in Newgate prison heading for the gallows, has the help of a headstrong aristocratic beauty...a story of high intrigue and low politics, brutal murder and cunning conspiracies...Tangy and rambunctious stuff. (Peter Guttridge OBSERVER (18.6.06))

The novel drips with all the atmospheric detail of a pre-Victorian murder mystery - "pea-soupers", dingy lanterns and laudanum. (John Cooper TIMES (27.6.06))

This is an excellent, atmospheric mystery...it is the character of Pyke that is of greatest interest. I struggle to find anyone to compare him with, with the possible exception of Patricia Highsmith¿s Ripley. He is an anti-hero who intends to prove his innocence at whatever cost. But his acts can be heroic - and there is no lack of morality in the book. The final chapter hints at the impact of some of the compromises made. I can¿t wait for the sequel. (CRIMESQUAD.COM)

Gripping and atmospheric. (DAILY EXPRESS (21.7.06))

[The Last Days of Newgate is] peppered with thrilling escapes, audacious crimes, snatched sexual encounters. Several murders (including that of a baby) are graphically described, as is the way that Pyke tortures his principal adversary before consigning him to a cage of hungry sewer rats. (Sarah Burton TIMES (15.7.06))

Pyke is violent, vengeful and conflicted in the best tradition of detectives. His story takes in grisly murder and torture, and uses 1800s London in the same way that hard-boiled fiction uses Los Angeles as a mirror of a corrupt society. (Jerome de Groot TIME OUT (2-9 August) ****)

...the period detail is well observed, with the issues of of the day effectively illustrated. (Robert Colbeck YORKSHIRE EVENING POST (29.7.06))

Well researched and enjoyably disturbing, THE LAST DAYS OF NEWGATE is on of the few novels in the new wave of historical fiction likely to leave the reader clamouring for more. (TLS (27.10.06))

This is a potent mix of sectarian politics and raw violence, a richly-researched novel...with a provocative hero...This gritty detective novel will apeal to those who loke plenty of gore and bodies galore. (Marina Oliver HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW (August 2007))
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A story of high intrigue and low politics, of brutal murder and cunning conspiracies, set against the backdrop of a fascinating period in British history and introducing an ingenious, pragmatic and unforgettable hero.

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  • PublisherW&N
  • Publication date2006
  • ISBN 10 029785237X
  • ISBN 13 9780297852377
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages320
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