Ratcatcher & Resurrectionist
February 6th 2007 12:00
A recent release that caught my eye is this unusual crossover novel by James McGee, 'Resurrectionist'. Utilising the best bits of both historical fiction and crime-fiction, it sounds like the kind of winning formula that could become a writer's bread and butter for a very long time indeed.
Here's the blurb for 'Ratcatcher', the first of the two books...
Regency London is vividly brought to live in this extraordinary page-turner, the first in a series of historical thrillers featuring Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood - a complex and fascinating hero. 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.
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Comment by JoshZ
thanks for pointing these ones out. I have a day off tomorrow and a Borders within driving distance.
JZ
Comment by Luke
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Comment by JoshZ
finished Ratcatcher a few days ago.
He's a good writer, nice plot, definetely did some research.
I find myself more and more wanting to do some writing about this period and books like these help me think. Thanks for pointing them out.
Drop round at aliterati sometime, I wrote something you might like.
JZ