{"product_id":"9781444775433-the-devil-in-the-marshalsea","title":"The Devil in the Marshalsea","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Hawkins Book 1\u003cbr\u003eA murderer on the loose . in prison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD 2014.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the John Creasey Dagger Award for best debut crime novel of 2014.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, 1727 - and Tom Hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffee-houses into the hell of a debtors' prison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944029794401,"sku":"9781444775433","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26927329.jpg?v=1721374891","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781444775433-the-devil-in-the-marshalsea","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}