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Title: The Reckoning
Author: James McGee
Narrator: David Timson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-24-17
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The sixth 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....
Critic Reviews:
"Irresistible...rambunctious entertainment." (Observer)
"Rumbustious...a darkly attractive hero, terrific period atmosphere and action." (The Times)
"Atmospheric and well researched...try it." (Daily Mirror)
Members Reviews:
Gripping novel set during the Napoleon Wars
Another gripping novel in the series set during the Napoleonic Wars. Matthew Hawkwood, ex-army Rifleman and now one of Bow Street's Principal Officers, is assigned to solve the murder of a prostitute horribly tortured and tossed into an open grave. He discovers an apparent link with similar murders, but his superior, Chief Magistrate James Read, is forced by secret political pressure to drop the investigation. At the risk of his own life and that of his woman, Hawkwood and his allies race to capture the fleeing murderer in a ferocious conclusion.
This series will appeal to anyone who loves meticulously researched historical novels full of action and adventure. Bring on the next one!