The Last Days of Newgate: A gripping historical detective story set in the heart of old London (Pyke Mystery)

by Andrew Pepper (Author)

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  2007

  $3.38

  A story of high intrigue and low politics, of brutal murder and cunning conspiracies, set against the backdrop of a fascinating period in British history and introducing an ingenious, pragmatic and unforgettable hero. St Giles, London, 1829: three people have been brutally murdered and the city simmers with anger and political unrest. Pyke, sometime Bow Street Runner, sometime crook, finds himself accidentally embroiled in the murder investigation but quickly realises that he has stumbled into something more sinister and far-reaching. In his pursuit of the murderer, Pyke ruffles the feathers of some powerful people and, falsely accused of murder himself, he soon faces a death sentence and the gallows of the Old Bailey. Imprisoned, and with only his uncle and the headstrong, aristocratic daughter of his greatest enemy who believe in him, Pyke must engineer his escape, find the real killer and untangle the web of politics that has been spun around him. From the gutters of Seven Dials to the cells of Newgate prison, from the turmoil of 1800s Belfast to the highest levels of murky, pre-Victorian politics, THE LAST DAYS OF NEWGATE is a gripping, darkly atmospheric story with a fantastic, pragmatic - and reluctantly heroic - hero.

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.38

  Death, intrigue and adventure in Victorian London: a gripping new detective series from a young British author. As a sometime Bow street Runner, sometime crook, Pyke has to make a living every which way he can. So when Lord Edmonton asks him to track someone down, Pyke is more than happy to agree - provided the fee is high enough. When, in the course of his search Pyke stumbles upon a gruesome scene, in which a young couple and their baby have been brutally murdered her realises that he may be out of his depth. Not long after, his mistress is murdered beside him as he sleeps, Pyke falls under suspicion and finds himself a prisoner in the notorious Newgate prison. Locked up and with only his uncle and Lord Edmonton's headstrong daughter believing in him, Pyke must not only engineed his own escape, find the real killer and untangle the web of politics that is being spun around him. From the gutters of Seven Dials, to the cells of Newgate, from the violent world of Victorian Dublin to the top levels of Machiavellian Victorian politics, The Last Days of Newgate is a gripping, dark and atmospheric detective novel, which introduces us to a fantastic, comples hero (a Rebus for the Victorian age) and marks the launch of an exciting new series.

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $3.38

  St Giles, London, 1829: three people have been brutally murdered and the city simmers with anger and political unrest. Pyke, sometime Bow Street Runner, sometime crook, finds himself accidentally embroiled in the murder investigation but quickly realises that he has stumbled into something more sinister and far-reaching. In his pursuit of the murderer, Pyke ruffles the feathers of some powerful people, and, falsely accused of murder himself, he soon faces a death sentence, and the gallows of Old Bailey. Imprisoned, and with only his uncle and the headstrong, aristocratic daughter of his greatest enemy who believe in him, Pyke must engineer his escape, find the real killer and untangle the web of politics that has been spun around him. From the gutters of Seven Dials, to the cells of Newgate prison; from the turmoil of 1800s Belfast to the highest levels of murky, pre-Victorian politics, The Last Days of Newgate is a gripping, darkly atmospheric story with a fantastic, pragmatic - and reluctantly heroic - hero.