Shadow of the hangman
By: Edward Marston
Edition: First edition.
Series: Bow Street rivals series -- bk. 1
Publisher: Allison & Busby; Allison & Busby, Limited
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780749016814; 9780749016913
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Fiction; FICTION / Historical; History
Description: In this first instalment of the 'Bow Street Rivals' series a riot breaks out in Dartmoor prison, enabling some American inmates to escape. The twin detectives Peter and Paul Skillen catch wind of a projected assassination but the target is unknown. Trouble ensues when a woman from the Home Office vanishes; a mysterious lady turns up at the archery shooting gallery; and Paul's gambling addiction worsens.