One killer with everything to lose. One man with nothing to fear. The 6th historical thriller featuring Matthew Hawkwood, Bow Street Runner and Spy, now hunting a killer on the loose in Regency London. London, 1813: Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood is summoned to a burial ground and finds the corpse of a young woman, murdered and cast into an open grave. At first the death is deemed to be of little consequence. But when Chief Magistrate James Read receives a direct order from the Home Office to abandon the case, Hawkwood’s interest is piqued. His hunt for the killer will lead him from London’s backstreets into the heart of a government determined to protect its secrets at all costs. Only Hawkwood’s contacts within the criminal underworld can now help. As the truth behind the girl’s murder emerges, setting in motion a deadly chain of events, Hawkwood learns the true meaning of loyalty – and that the enemy is much closer to home than he ever imagined…
ISBN: | 9780007320103 |
Publication date: | 9th August 2018 |
Author: | James McGee |
Publisher: | HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 400 pages |
Genres: |
Historical Crime and Mysteries Thriller and Suspense Historical Fiction Crime and Mystery: Private Investigator / Amateur Detectives Crime and mystery: police procedural Historical adventure fiction Narrative theme: Politics |