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Gallows Thief

Gallows Thief

by Bernard Cornwell

2001FictionDeath row inmates in fictionPrivate investigatorsPrivate investigators in fictionDeath row inmates
5.0
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SIR HENRY FORREST, banker and alderman of the City of London, almost gagged when he entered the Press Yard, for the smell was terrible, worse than the reek of the sewer outflows where the Fleet Ditch oozed into the Thames.

SIR HENRY FORREST, banker and alderman of the City of London, almost gagged when he entered the Press Yard, for the smell was terrible, worse than the reek of the sewer outflows where the Fleet Ditch oozed into the Thames.

About this book

In the cobbled streets outside Newgate Prison, the common and desperate of London gather regularly to enjoy the spectacle of human necks broken at the end of a hangman's rope. For Rider Sandman, newly returned from the Napoleonic Wars, it is not grim entertainment that draws him here, but a mission to prove the guilt or innocence of a condemned prisoner -- a duty that leads Sandman from the hellish bowels of Newgate to the scented drawing rooms of the ruthless and powerful, and into the darkest shadows of the filthy, bustling city, in search of the truth.

Themes & subjects

FictionDeath row inmates in fictionPrivate investigatorsPrivate investigators in fictionDeath row inmatesHistory
First published 2001

Setting

EnglandLondonLondon (England)1800-1950

About the author

Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell

23 February 1944

Bernard Cornwell (born February 23, 1944) is an English author of historical novels, known for his meticulous research and engaging storytelling. Born in London, England, to a Canadian airman father and a mother in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, he was adopted by a family in Essex belonging to the Peculiar People sect. Cornwell attended London University and worked as a teacher before joining the BBC, where he spent a decade, eventually becoming Head of Current Affairs in Northern Ireland. Bernard Cornwell is renowned for his long-running series of novels, including the *Sharpe* series about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe, the *Saxon Stories* (also known as *The Last Kingdom* s…

Author

Bernard Cornwell

First published

2001

Pages

349

Read time

≈ 9h

Editions

18

Languages

English, German

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN

9780007437559

Where to buy

TR
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