The Devil in the Marshalsea
- Author Antonia Hodgson
- Narrator Joseph Kloska
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Run Time 13 hours and 36 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction.
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What to expect
The 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.
The 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.
Some 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.
A 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.
(P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton
Critics Review
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A splendid debut … this is a truly spellbinding tale.
Guardian -
Hodgson’s utterly compelling debut is fiendishly plotted and dripping with atmosphere. I cannot wait for Tom Hawkin’s next adventure.
Mark Billingham -
It is the mesh of lies and duplicity that draws you into this brilliant first novel …a blood-drenched investigation that twists and turns in the vortex of Georgian society
The Times -
Historical fiction just doesn’t get any better than this. Magnificent!
Jeffery Deaver -
The pace is relentless …an absolutely superb debut novel
Crime Review -
Antonia Hodgson has a real feel for how people thought and spoke at the time – and God knows, that’s a rare talent
Andrew Taylor, author of The Fires of London
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