JAMES MCGEE

Bow Street Runner, Matthew Hawkwood - a dangerous and fascinating hero who hunts down thieves, spies and murderers in the crime-ridden streets of Regency London - is surprised to be assigned this case. From London's notorious den of thieves and cutthroats, to the heart of the British government, Hawkwood relentlessly pursues his quarry.

Rebellion is brewing in Napoleonic Paris, in the action-packed novel from the author of the bestselling Ratcatcher. October 1812: Britain and France are still at war. France is engaged on two battle fronts - Spain and Russia - and her civilians are growing weary of the fight. Rebellion is brewing. Since Napoleon Bonaparte appointed himself as Fi...

Eine geheime Erfindung bedroht London - eine Verschwörung auf höchster Ebene London, 1811. Der Krieg mit Napoleon hat seinen Höhepunkt erreicht. In der düsteren, von Gesindel bevölkerten Metropole wird der exzentrische Sonderermittler Hawkwood vom Empire mit der Aufklärung eines Doppelmordes beauftragt. Mithilfe seiner Kontakte zur Londoner Unte...

Matthew Hawkwood, ex-soldier turned Bow Street Runner, goes undercover to hunt down smugglers and traitors at the height of the Napoleonic Wars in this thrilling follow-up to Ratcatcher.