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London, 1727 – and Tom Hawkins is in trouble. The wayward son of a country parson, his taste for wine, women and cards has led him in irons to the notorious Marshalsea debtors’ prison. The Marshalsea is a dark and dangerous place at the best of times. But when an inmate is brutally murdered, the prison is soon gripped by fear and suspicion. Worst of all, Tom is sharing a cell with the prime suspect... Now he must risk everything to uncover the truth – or be the next to die. (Large Print Edition)
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Review:
A splendid debut ... this is a truly spellbinding tale. (Guardian)
Hodgson's utterly compelling debut is fiendishly plotted and dripping with atmosphere. I cannot wait for Tom Hawkin's next adventure. (Mark Billingham)
It is the mesh of lies and duplicity that draws you into this brilliant first novel ...a blood-drenched investigation that twists and turns in the vortex of Georgian society (The Times)
Historical fiction just doesn't get any better than this. Magnificent! (Jeffery Deaver)
The pace is relentless ...an absolutely superb debut novel (Crime Review)
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Hodgson's utterly compelling debut is fiendishly plotted and dripping with atmosphere. I cannot wait for Tom Hawkin's next adventure. (Mark Billingham)
It is the mesh of lies and duplicity that draws you into this brilliant first novel ...a blood-drenched investigation that twists and turns in the vortex of Georgian society (The Times)
Historical fiction just doesn't get any better than this. Magnificent! (Jeffery Deaver)
The pace is relentless ...an absolutely superb debut novel (Crime Review)
A murderer on the loose . . . in prison.
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- PublisherLarge Print Bookshop
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1871510570
- ISBN 13 9781871510577
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages456
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