Name: The Devil in the Marshalsea
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Author: Antonia Hodgson
ISBN: 9780544176676

Type

Physical Book

Author

Antonia Hodgson

Publisher

Harper Paperbacks

Year

2014

Language

English

Pages

384

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 13.3 x 2.7 cm

Weight

0.31 kg.

ISBN13

9780544176676

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Devil in the Marshalsea "

The first historical crime novel of "scenic intrigue" (Vogue) starring Thomas Hawkins, a rakish scoundrel with a heart of gold, set in Georgian London. London, 1727. Tom Hawkins refuses to follow in his father's footsteps and become a country parson. His preference is for wine, women, and cards. But there's honor there too, and Tom won't pull family strings to get himself out of debt--not even when faced with London's notorious debtors' prison. The Marshalsea Gaol is a world of its own, with simple rules: Those with family or friends who can lend them a little money may survive in relative comfort. Those with none will starve in squalor and disease. And those who try to escape will suffer a gruesome fate at the hands of its ruthless governor and his cronies. The trouble is that Tom has never been good at following rules, even simple ones. And the recent grisly murder of a debtor, Captain Roberts, has brought further terror to the gaol. While the captain's beautiful widow cries for justice, the finger of suspicion points only one way: do the sly, enigmatic figure of Samuel Fleet. Some call Fleet a devil, a man to avoid at all costs. But Tom Hawkins is sharing his cell. Soon Tom's choice is clear: get to the truth of the murder--or be the next to die.

Antonia Hodgson

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Antonia Hodgson es editora freelance y autora de la exitosa serie de novela criminal histórica protagonizada por Thomas Hawkins. Su primera novela, The Devil in the Marshalsea, ganó el CWA Historical Dagger Award y fue finalista del Theakston Crime Novel of the Year. Vive en Kent, Inglaterra, donde la han visitado un zorro y un cuervo, y un tigre bajo la forma del gato pelirrojo de su vecino. Por ahora, ningún dragón.

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