Gallows Thief, Bernard Cornwell
Gallows Thief, Bernard Cornwell
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Gallows Thief

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Narrator: James Frain

Abridged: 5 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/25/2005

Synopsis

Rider Sandman, having fought Napoleon in the French wars, expected to lead the life of an English country gentleman, but now, two years after Waterloo, his family is impoverished, his name is disgraced and he has been forced to relinquish the woman he loves from her obligation to marry him. Desperate to earn money he accepts the job of being the government's Investigator; an official who discovers whether petitions for mercy sent by condemned criminals should be granted. His first case concerns a portrait painter who is due to hang for murder in a week's time and the government makes it clear that they want the verdict confirmed.But Rider Sandman, whose qualifications for the post are nonexistent, discovers that the painter is almost certainly innocent and, as he peels back the layers of a corrupt penal system, he finds himself pitted against some of the wealthiest and most ruthless men in Regency England who want to keep the truth hidden.

About Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary on December 10, 2020

One of Cornwell's finest. It is London in 1820, an England of much poverty, social injustice and social ills, and the gallows are busier than they have ever been in England with men and women hung for a variety of crimes without distinction between foul murder and petty theft. A tragic scene at the b......more

Goodreads review by Valeriu on November 13, 2024

Hoțul de spînzurătoare este, bineînțeles, un thriller istoric. Acțiunea se petrece în 1817. Există o traducere românească, care s-a publicat în 2007 la Reader's Digest. Eu am cules cartea din magazia cu vechituri a internetului. Romanul e accesibil, deci, celor dispuși să citească o carte într-un PD......more

Goodreads review by Emma on October 13, 2017

I really enjoyed this! From about halfway through, I was checking to see if this could be the first in a series, as there was plenty of opportunity and story material for one, but alas, no. Set in the Regency period, this story places the spotlight on hanging as corporal punishment. Between 1816 and......more

Goodreads review by Paul on November 10, 2022

A thrilling race against London's hangman! Captain Rider Sandman, a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars and the Battle of Waterloo, has returned to England to find a civilian life in shambles. As a matter of personal honour, Sandman has sold his commission to raise cash to help repay a portion of the debt......more

Goodreads review by Gary on July 09, 2017

One of Cornwell's finest. It is London in 1820, an England of much poverty, social injustice and social ills, and the gallows are busier than they have ever been in England with men and women hung for a variety of crimes without distinction between foul murder and petty theft. A tragic scene at the b......more

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