Synopses & Reviews
The year is 1811, and Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood is ordered by Chief Magistrate James Read to investigate the double murder of a coachman and a naval courier on the Kent Road.
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"The dashingly mysterious Hawkwood is entirely suitable as a Regency-era James Bond. The best of the writing, however,comes through McGee's capacity for rendering Regency era London." Kirkus Reviews
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"Historical thriller fans will look forward to the sequels." Publishers Weekly
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" has everything--duels and derring-do, London high life and London lowlife, French lechery and treachery--all contained in a fast-moving, cleverly constructed plot with an immaculately detailed historical background." Reginald Hill, winner of the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award
Synopsis
Now in paperback, the debut thriller in the investigator Matthew Hawkwood series, hunter of thieves, spies, and murderers in the streets of Regency London.
Synopsis
James McGee's historical crime thriller introduces a Regency-era James Bond who uncovers a sinister Napoleonic plot against Britain.
The year is 1811, and Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood is ordered by Chief Magistrate James Reade to investigate the double murder of a coachman and a naval courier on the Kent Road. Hawkwood is initially puzzled as to why Read is so focused on this relatively mundane case, but as his investigation unfolds, another body is discovered and a higher agenda begins to emerge - an attempt by the Emperor Napoleon to bring about a crushing military and psychological blow to Britain, the means of which would bring terror to the seas for years to come....As the first novel in a series, readers have an opportunity to develop a relationship with Hawkwood that they can take forward to the next adventures.
About the Author
James McGee, the pseudonym for Glen Moy, grew up in Gibraltar, Germany and Northern Ireland. He has worked in a variety of jobs, including banking, the airline industry, local radio and bookselling. He lives in Somerset. Four books from his Hawkwood series have been published in England by HarperCollins UK: Ratcatcher (2006), Resurrectionist (2007), Rapscallion (2008) and Rebellion (2011).