Antonia Hodgson
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Tom Hawkins novels volume 1
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"Impeccably researched and astonishingly atmospheric," this historic thriller set Georgian London "is a truly spellbinding tale" (The Guardian).
London, 1727. A historical crime novel of "scenic intrigue" (Vogue) starring Thomas Hawkins, a rakish scoundrel with a heart of gold. Tom Hawkins refuses to follow in his father's footsteps and become a country parson. His preference is for wine, women, and cards. But there's honor...
London, 1727. A historical crime novel of "scenic intrigue" (Vogue) starring Thomas Hawkins, a rakish scoundrel with a heart of gold. Tom Hawkins refuses to follow in his father's footsteps and become a country parson. His preference is for wine, women, and cards. But there's honor...
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London, 1728. Tom Hawkins is headed to the gallows, accused of murder. Gentlemen don't hang, and Tom will be damned if he's the first-he is innocent, after all. It's hard to say when Tom's troubles began. He was happily living in sin with his beloved-though their neighbors weren't happy about that. He probably shouldn't have told London's great criminal mastermind that he was in need of adventure. Nor should he have joined the king's mistress in her...