Resurrectionist
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2007
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-00-721269-9 (ISBN)
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-00-721269-9 (ISBN)
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Death was their business but one grave robber was about to come closer to his trade than he would have wished. His violent murder brings the living of the city's band of body snatchers to the attention of one Matthew Hawkwood. A new term at London's anatomy schools has brought demand for corpses, a situation that threatens to spiral into violence.
Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood brings his own form of justice to the salons and slums of Regency London in the gripping sequel to 'Ratcatcher'. For the body snatchers, death is a lucrative business. But it's the corpse they leave behind, horribly mutilated and nailed to a tree, which sets Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood on their trail. A new term at London's anatomy schools stokes demand for fresh corpses, and the city's "resurrection men" vie for control of the market. Their rivalry takes an ugly turn when a grave robber is brutally murdered and his body displayed as a warning to other gangs. To hunt down those responsible, Hawkwood must venture into London's murkiest corners, where ever more gruesome discoveries await him. Nowhere, though, is as grim as Bedlam, notorious asylum for the insane and scene of another bizarre killing. Sent to investigate, Hawkwood finds himself pitted against his most formidable adversary yet, an obsessive genius hell-bent on advancing the cause of science at all costs.
Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood brings his own form of justice to the salons and slums of Regency London in the gripping sequel to 'Ratcatcher'. For the body snatchers, death is a lucrative business. But it's the corpse they leave behind, horribly mutilated and nailed to a tree, which sets Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood on their trail. A new term at London's anatomy schools stokes demand for fresh corpses, and the city's "resurrection men" vie for control of the market. Their rivalry takes an ugly turn when a grave robber is brutally murdered and his body displayed as a warning to other gangs. To hunt down those responsible, Hawkwood must venture into London's murkiest corners, where ever more gruesome discoveries await him. Nowhere, though, is as grim as Bedlam, notorious asylum for the insane and scene of another bizarre killing. Sent to investigate, Hawkwood finds himself pitted against his most formidable adversary yet, an obsessive genius hell-bent on advancing the cause of science at all costs.
James McGee is the pseudonym of Glen Moy, the Ottakar's manager in Tenterden. Glen has worked in banking, sales, newspapers and the airline industry before turning to bookselling. His interest in the Napoleonic period dates to his first reading of C.S.Forrester's 'The Gun'. 'Resurrectionist' is the second in a series of books featuring Matthew Hawkwood.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.2.2007 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 774 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane |
| ISBN-10 | 0-00-721269-0 / 0007212690 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-00-721269-9 / 9780007212699 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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