'In a tale that more than matches its predecessors for pace and atmosphere, Hawkins is forced into confrontation with a psychopathic killer...hugely enjoyable' The Sunday Times
'You will burn.'
Late spring, 1728. Fresh from his escape from the gallows, Thomas Hawkins has arrived in Yorkshire with his ward, Sam Fleet. But death still has a hand upon his shoulder, even in such idyllic surroundings.
John Aislabie, Tom's reluctant host, is being tormented by anonymous letters threatening murder. A disgraced politician, Aislabie certainly has plenty of enemies. But, trapped in a house haunted by old tragedies, Tom begins to suspect that the danger lies much closer to home. Someone is playing a subtle and deadly game of revenge, years in the planning. And now Tom is standing in their way...
| ISBN: | 9781473615113 |
| Publication date: | 7th September 2017 |
| Author: | Antonia Hodgson |
| Publisher: | Hodder an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 356 pages |
| Series: | Thomas Hawkins |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction |