A SPARKLING NEW HISTORICAL NOVEL INSPIRED BY LONDON'S NOTORIOUS, ALL-FEMALE CRIME SYNDICATE KNOWN AS 'THE FORTY THIEVES'....
Georgina Clarke Reihenfolge der Bücher
Georgina Clarke verbindet ihren akademischen Hintergrund in Theologie und Geschichte mit einer neu entdeckten Leidenschaft für das Geschichtenerzählen. Ihre Romane tauchen in die Mitte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts ein, eine oft vernachlässigte Periode, die fruchtbaren Boden für Kriminalliteratur bietet. Sie erweckt diese reiche historische Ära zum Leben und erforscht ihre Möglichkeiten durch fesselnde Erzählungen. Clarkes Ansatz verbindet sorgfältige Recherche mit dem kreativen Antrieb, die Vergangenheit zu enthüllen.
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A gripping historical crime debut from an exciting new voice. ‘It’s strange, the way fortune deals her hand.’ The year is 1759 and London is shrouded in a cloak of fear. With the constables at the mercy of highwaymen, it’s a perilous time to work the already dangerous streets of Soho. Lizzie Hardwicke makes her living as a prostitute, somewhat protected from the fray as one of Mrs Farley’s girls. But then one of her wealthy customers is found brutally murdered… and Lizzie was the last person to see him alive.Constable William Davenport has no hard evidence against Lizzie but his presence and questions make life increasingly difficult. Desperate to be rid of him and prove her innocence Lizzie turns amateur detective, determined to find the true killer, whatever the cost.Yet as the body count rises Lizzie realises that, just like her, everyone has a secret they will do almost anything to keep buried…