A Grave for a Thief

England, 1716. The only certainty in a thief's life is death.Christopher Templeton is a lawyer whose conscience troubles him. He knows many of the secrets of The Fellowship, the shadowy group profiting from the civil unrest in the nation, and has intimated to the Company of Rogues that he is willing to share them.
The problem is, he has vanished. Jonas Flynt thief, gambler, killer still recovering from a duel with death upon the frozen Thames, is tasked with finding him.
The trail takes him from the dark slums of London to a quiet village in the north of England, where all is not as it seems. But while he hunts for the missing man, someone else may be stalking him someone with murder in their heart.
The new gripping historical mystery from the author of An Honourable Thief, longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2023. Perfect for fans of Abir Mukherjee, Craig Russell and S.G. MacLean.

Info autore

Douglas Skelton has published numerous non-fiction books and crime thrillers. He has been a bank clerk, tax officer, shelf stacker, meat porter, taxi driver (for two days), wine waiter (for two hours), reporter, investigator and local newspaper editor. He has been longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize five times, most recently in 2024. Douglas contributes to true crime shows on TV and radio and is a regular on the crime writing festival circuit.

Riassunto

Thief Jonas Flynt follows the trail of a missing lawyer to a quiet village in the north of England, but dark forces are at play, and an assassin stalks him.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Douglas Skelton, Skelton Douglas
• Editore: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.02.2024
• EAN: 9781804367155
• ISBN: 978-1-80436-715-5
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: Company Of Rogues; A Company of Rogues
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Historical mysteries, Historical fiction, Historical adventure, Espionage & spy thriller, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, Secret societies, Political / legal thriller, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Historical adventure fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Espionage and secret services, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Street crime, European history: Reformation, Thriller: serial killers, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime