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Matthew HawkwoodSéries

Cette série plonge les lecteurs au cœur du Londres géorgien, suivant un détective tenace des Bow Street Runners alors qu'il s'attaque à des affaires qui brouillent les lignes entre le crime et l'intrigue politique. Chaque épisode voit notre ingénieux protagoniste naviguer dans le milieu dangereux de la ville, des bas-fonds sordides aux salons aristocratiques. Il recherche implacablement la justice sur fond de conspiration, d'espionnage et de danger, luttant souvent contre la montre pour déjouer des complots aux conséquences considérables. Ces mystères historiques offrent un mélange passionnant d'enquêtes sombres et de drames à enjeux élevés.

Rebellion
Ratcatcher
The Reckoning
Rapscallion
The Blooding
Resurrectionist

Ordre de lecture recommandé

  1. 1

    Ratcatcher

    • 492pages
    • 18 heures de lecture
    3,8(1108)Évaluer

    "Hunting down highwaymen was not the usual preserve of a Bow Street Runner. As the most resourceful of this elite band of investigators, Matthew Hawkwood was surprised to be assigned the case - even if it did involve the murder and mutilation of a naval courier. From the squalor of St Giles Rookery, London's notorious den of theives and cutthroats, to the palatial homes of the aristocracy where knights of the realm conduct themselves in a manner unbecoming to their rank, Hawkwood relentlessly pursues his quarry. And as the case unfolds, and another body is discovered, the true agenda behind the robbery begins to emerge: the stolen naval dispatch pouch held details of a French plot that, if successful, will send the Royal Navy's entire fleet scurrying to port in terror, leaving Napoleon to rule the waves. With no way of knowing who can be trusted, Hawkwood must engage in a desperate race against time to prevent the successful execution of the Emperor's plot."--Product description.

    Ratcatcher
  2. 2

    Resurrectionist

    • 400pages
    • 14 heures de lecture
    3,9(86)Évaluer

    For the body snatchers, death is a lucrative business. But it's the corpse they leave behind, horribly mutilated and nailed to a tree, which sets Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood on their trail.

    Resurrectionist
  3. 3

    Rapscallion

    4,1(56)Évaluer

    Matthew Hawkwood, ex-soldier turned Bow Street Runner, goes undercover to hunt down smugglers and traitors at the height of the Napoleonic Wars in this thrilling follow-up to Ratcatcher.

    Rapscallion
  4. 4

    Rebellion

    5,0(1)Évaluer

    Rebellion is brewing in Napoleonic Paris, in the new action-packed novel from the author of the bestselling Ratcatcher

    Rebellion
  5. 5

    The Blooding

    4,2(108)Évaluer

    Hawkwood's in America for this gripping, action-packed follow up to the bestselling Ratcatcher - for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Igulden and Patrick O'Brian

    The Blooding
  6. 6

    The Reckoning

    • 400pages
    • 14 heures de lecture
    4,2(11)Évaluer

    One killer with everything to lose. One man with nothing to fear. The 6th historical thriller featuring Matthew Hawkwood, Bow Street Runner and Spy, now hunting a killer on the loose in Regency London. London, 1813: Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood is summoned to a burial ground and finds the corpse of a young woman, murdered and cast into an open grave. At first the death is deemed to be of little consequence. But when Chief Magistrate James Read receives a direct order from the Home Office to abandon the case, Hawkwood's interest is piqued. His hunt for the killer will lead him from London's backstreets into the heart of a government determined to protect its secrets at all costs. Only Hawkwood's contacts within the criminal underworld can now help. As the truth behind the girl's murder emerges, setting in motion a deadly chain of events, Hawkwood learns the true meaning of loyalty - and that the enemy is much closer to home than he ever imagined...

    The Reckoning