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The Last Days of Newgate Andrew Pepper

The Last Days of Newgate By Andrew Pepper

The Last Days of Newgate by Andrew Pepper


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Summary

A story of high intrigue and low politics, of brutal murder and cunning conspiracies, set against the backdrop of a fascinating period in British history and introducing an ingenious, pragmatic and unforgettable hero.

The Last Days of Newgate Summary

The Last Days of Newgate: A gripping historical detective story set in the heart of old London by Andrew Pepper

'A story of high intrigue and low politics, brutal murder and cunning conspiracies . . . tangy and rambunctious stuff!' Observer

'Gripping and atmospheric' Daily Express

'Enjoyably disturbing . . . likely to leave the reader clamouring for more' TLS

St Giles, London, 1829: three people have been brutally murdered and the city simmers with anger and political unrest. Pyke, sometime Bow Street Runner, sometime crook, finds himself accidentally embroiled in the murder investigation but quickly realises that he has stumbled into something more sinister and far-reaching.

In his pursuit of the murderer, Pyke ruffles the feathers of some powerful people and, falsely accused of murder himself, he soon faces a death sentence and the gallows. Imprisoned, and with only his uncle and the headstrong, aristocratic daughter of his greatest enemy to help, Pyke must engineer his escape, find the real killer and untangle the web of intrigue that has been spun around him.

A story of intrigue, conspiracy and murder set in 19th-century Britain for fans of Antonia Hodgson, Ripper Street and Patrick Easter.

'The novel drips with all the atmospheric details of a pre-Victorian murder mystery - "pea-soupers", dingy lanterns and laudanum' The Times

'Pyke ia an intriguingly unfathomable character' Financial Times

'Pyke is violent, vengeful and conflicted in the best tradition of detectives. His story takes in grisly murder and torture, and uses 1800s London in the same way that hard-boiled fiction uses Los Angeles as a mirror of a corrupt society' Time Out

About Andrew Pepper

Andrew Pepper is a lecturer in American Writing and Contemporary Crime Fiction at Queen's University, Belfast. His first novel, THE LAST DAYS OF NEWGATE, was shortlisted for the CWA NEW BLOOD AWARD. He lives in Belfast with his partner and children.

Additional information

GOR000813020
9780753821688
0753821680
The Last Days of Newgate: A gripping historical detective story set in the heart of old London by Andrew Pepper
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
2007-07-05
400
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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