Matthew Hawkwood Thriller Series Books 1-3

The Sunday Times bestselling historical thrillers. Meet Matthew Hawkwood: soldier, spy, lover. A man as dangerous as the murderers, spies and traitors he hunts on the crime-ridden streets of London at the height of the Napoleonic wars.

Book 1, RATCATCHER: The backstreets of London are harbouring turncoats, French spies and a rogue inventor with a dangerous idea that could tip the balance of war. You don’t send a gentleman to catch vermin. You send Hawkwood.

Book 2, RESURRECTIONIST: In London, the death trade is booming. But there’s a fine line between body snatching and murder. Hawkwood investigates, and his trail leads him to an obsessive surgeon – who has escaped from Bedlam – with a terrible point to prove…

Book 3, RAPSCALLION: Britain’s infamous prison ships are the only fate worse than the gallows for French prisoners of war. But rumour tells of a sinister smuggling operation aboard, and when two Royal Navy officers mysteriously disappear, it’s time to send in Hawkwood…

Reviews

‘Richly enjoyable and impressively researched’ Andrew Taylor

‘Breakneck pace, brutal action, clever characterization and twisty plotting’ Reginald Hill

‘Rumbustious … A darkly attractive hero, terrific period atmosphere and action that moves fast’ The Times

‘Irresistible … rambunctious entertainment’ Observer

‘Atmospheric and well researched … try it!’ Mirror

About the author

James McGee has worked in banking, sales, newspapers, the airline industry and bookselling. His interest in the Napoleonic period dates back to his first reading of C.S. Forester’s The Gun. This is the fourth in a series of books featuring Matthew Hawkwood.