The Reckoning

Author: James McGee

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  • : $19.99 AUD
  • : 9780007320103
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • : Harper Element
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  • : August 2018
  • : 1.5 Centimeters X 12.9 Centimeters X 19.8 Centimeters
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  • : 19.99
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  • : James McGee
  • : Matthew Hawkwood Ser.
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 823.92
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Barcode 9780007320103
9780007320103

Description

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...