Any historical fiction enthusiast who isn't a Tom Hawkins fan, has probably just not read any yet
The Bookbag
At times Hodgson even rivals Dickens
Daily Express
Historical fiction just doesn't get any better than this
Jeffrey Deaver Hodgson shows the seamy underbelly of Georgian London, and does for this era what C.J. Sansom and ... Read moreRory Clements have done for Tudor times
Historical Novel Society
Hodgson has a knack for convincing dialogue that crackles with period cadence and flavour
Daily Mail
Something new in the world of historical crime fiction, with mesmerising detail and atmosphere
Financial Times
Antonia Hodgson has a real feel for how people thought and spoke at the time - and God knows, that's a rare talent
Andrew Taylor, author of The Fires of London This magnificent story with its multiple twists and turns, part social history with an informative afterword, an exploration of many faces of evil, with a genuine romantic hero and heroine, is a book to linger over
Crime Review
A lively plot, an engaging hero and a vividly recreated city with all its stench and pleasures. Great fun.
The Times
Georgian London in all its gritty reality seeps from the pages of this exciting historical mystery. Told in flashbacks, it has plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader intrigued.
Choice
A terrific swash-and-buckle story set in grimy, rumbustious London streets, the pace and plot never flag, the detail is a revelation
Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail Tom Hawkins, The most engaging rake to appear in a historical novel since George Macdonald Fraser's Flashman. This is history brought brilliantly to stinking, screaming life.
Sunday Express
Full of character, suspense and atmosphere.
Woman & Home
A fun, twisting, shock-riddled masterpiece
The Bookbag
A rip-roaring ride through Georgian London's back streets ...wonderfully atmospheric and entertaining
Good Housekeeping
Intelligent and engrossing reading.
The Sunday Times
[A] rip-roaring historical thriller . . . I look forward to seeing what scurries out of the dark and grimy streets in Hodgson's next masterpiece.
Daily Express
Hodgson has again married immaculate research to the rip-roaring pace of the modern thriller and come up with a triumphant slice of historical fiction.
The Independent on Sunday
Dark, twisting and witty. Dripping with 18th century intrigue - from the slums to the palaces of London.
S D Sykes, author of PLAGUE LAND A rattling, rakish romp through Georgian London. More please!
William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier A fast-paced adventure that places Hawkins amongst criminals, court intrigue and conspiracies.
Woman & Home
She is one of the most impressive practitioners of the historical crime genre.
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