{"product_id":"9781444775433","title":"The Devil in the Marshalsea : Thomas Hawkins Book 1","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Hodgson, Antonia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 28 August 2014 by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton General Division (Hodder Paperback) as part of 'the Thomas Hawkins' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 400 pages, None\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 24 | 284g\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the John Creasey Dagger Award for best debut crime novel of 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1727 - and Tom Hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffee-houses into the hell of a debtors' prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Marshalsea is a savage world of its own, with simple rules: those with family or friends who can lend them a little money may survive in relative comfort. Those with none will starve in squalor and disease. And those who try to escape will suffer a gruesome fate at the hands of the gaol's rutheless governor and his cronies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trouble is, Tom Hawkins has never been good at following rules - even simple ones. And the recent grisly murder of a debtor, Captain Roberts, has brought further terror to the gaol. While the Captain's beautiful widow cries for justice, the finger of suspicion points only one way: to the sly, enigmatic figure of Samuel Fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome call Fleet a devil, a man to avoid at all costs. But Tom Hawkins is sharing his cell. Soon, Tom's choice is clear: get to the truth of the murder - or be the next to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA twisting mystery, a dazzling evocation of early 18th Century London, THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA is a thrilling debut novel full of intrigue and suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodgson, Antonia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465677836472,"sku":"9781444775433","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781444775433.jpg?v=1734702742","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781444775433","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}