Resurrectionist
Hawkwood, the Regency James Bond, returns in this gripping, action packed sequel to the bestselling ‘Ratcatcher’.
Matthew Hawkwood. Soldier, spy, lover – a man as dangerous as the criminals he hunts.
The tough Bow Street Runner is back where he’s not wanted, in the most forbidding places London has to offer: its graveyards and the rank, sinister halls of Bedlam, the country’s most notorious lunatic asylum.
There are missing bodies all around – dead and alive. ‘Resurrection men’ serve the demands of the city’s surgeons by stealing corpses – and creating a few of their own along the way.
Far more worrying is the escape from Bedlam of a very unusual inmate: one Colonel Titus Xavier Hyde, an obsessive, gifted surgeon whose insanity is only matched by his dark intelligence. And this twisted genius has a point to prove. Which will mean plenty more work for the gravediggers…
Praise for ‘Resurrectionist’: -
”'Breakneck pace, brutal action, clever characterisation and twisty plotting … James McGee brings Regency London to life - or perhaps I should say to death!” - Reginald Hill
”'Fascinating… with quickly paced action and many a twist and turn, McGee draws the plot’s threads skilfully together… thoughtful, colourful and very readable” - Historical Novels Review
Praise for ‘Ratcatcher’: -
‘Irresistible… rambunctious entertainment.’Observer -
”'Rumbustious…a darkly attractive hero, terrific period atmosphere and action.” - The Times
”'Atmospheric and well researched… try it.” - Daily Mirror
”''Ratcatcher' marks the start of a series that will run and run… and run!” - Reginald Hill
”'A richly enjoyable and impressively researched novel” - Andrew Taylor, author of 'The American Boy’