Description
| Product ID: | 9780007320103 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Reckoning |
| Authors: | Author: James McGee |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery, Historical crime and mysteries, Thriller / suspense fiction, Historical adventure fiction, Historical fiction, Historical mysteries, Thriller / suspense, Historical adventure, Historical fiction, London, Greater London, English, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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… |
| Imprint Name: | HarperCollins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-08-09 |