Book description
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.
For a French prisoner of war, there is only one fate worse than the
gallows: the hulks. Former man-o'-wars, now converted to prison ships,
their fearsome reputation guarantees a sentence served in the most
dreadful conditions.
Few survive. Escape, it's said, is impossible.
Yet reports persist of a sinister smuggling operation within this
brutal world - and the Royal Navy is worried enough to send two of its
officers to investigate.
But when they disappear without trace, the Navy turns in desperation to
Bow Street for help. It's time to send in a man as dangerous as the
prey. It's time to send in Hawkwood… Praise for Resurrectionist:
'Breakneck pace, brutal action, clever characterization and twisty
plotting … James McGee brings Regency London to life - or perhaps I
should say to death!' Reginald Hill
Praise for Ratcatcher:
'Irresistible… rambunctious entertainment'
Observer
'Rumbustious…a darkly attractive hero, terrific period atmosphere and
action' The Times
'Atmospheric and well researched… try it!' Daily Mirror
'"Ratcatcher" is a richly enjoyable and impressively
researched novel - also very gripping. James McGee is clearly a rising
star in the historical galaxy and I look forward to Hawkwood's return'
Andrew Taylor, author of 'The American Boy' James McGee is the
pseudonym of Glen Moy, the Ottakar's manager in Tenterden. Glen has
worked in banking, sales, newspapers and the airline industry before
turning to bookselling. His interest in the Napoleonic period dates to
his first reading of C. S.Forrester's 'The Gun'. This is the third in a
series of books featuring Matthew Hawkwood.
