The Devil in the Marshalsea The Devil in the Marshalsea
Book 1 - Thomas Hawkins

The Devil in the Marshalsea

Thomas Hawkins Book 1

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Publisher Description

WINNER OF THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD 2014.

Longlisted for the John Creasey Dagger Award for best debut crime novel of 2014.


London, 1727 - and Tom Hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffee-houses into the hell of a debtors' prison.

The Marshalsea is a savage 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 the gaol's rutheless governor and his cronies.

The trouble is, Tom Hawkins 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: to 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.

A twisting mystery, a dazzling evocation of early 18th Century London, THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA is a thrilling debut novel full of intrigue and suspense.

GENRE
Crime & Thrillers
RELEASED
2014
27 March
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
400
Pages
PUBLISHER
Hodder & Stoughton
SIZE
2.9
MB

Customer Reviews

Little old me123 ,

A great read!

This book was totally different to anything else I have ever read. I really enjoyed the historical aspects and the gripping "whodunnit". Fantastic - download it now, brew up a cuppa and enjoy!

BackToBook ,

The Devil in the Marshalsea

Beautifully crafted book evoking all the sights, sounds and smells of London as they must have been in that era. Looking forward to reading the sequel...

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