Hammer
By: Sara Stockbridge
Publisher: Ulverscroft
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9781847829375
Subjects: Jewel thieves; Fiction; History; Female offenders
Description: "Grace Hammer lives a life with her four children in London's dank and dirty East End, dipping the pockets of wealthy strangers foolish enough to venture there. She keeps a clean house and a tight hold on her magpie nature, restricting her interests to wallets and pocket watches, which are bread and butter - at night she dreams of shiny things. Out in the dark countryside Mr Blunt rocks in his seat by the fire, grinding his teeth. He has never forgotten his scarlet treasure, or the harlot who stole it from him. At night he dreams of slitting her lily-white throat ..."--Publisher description.