The first thrilling historical crime novel starring Thomas Hawkins, a rakish scoundel with a heart of gold, set in the darkest debtors prison in Georgian London, where people fall dead as quickly as they fall in love and no one is as they seem.

London, 1727. Tom Hawkins refuses to follow in his father s footsteps and become a country parson. His preference is for wine, women, and cards. But there s honor there too, and Tom won t pull family strings to get himself out of debt not even when faced with London s notorious debtors prison.

The Marshalsea Gaol is a...

Winner of the CWA Historical Dagger Award

A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Crime/Mystery Novel of 2016

"Historical fiction just doesn't get any better than this." -- Jeffery Deaver

"A rip-roaring ride . . . Wonderfully atmospheric and entertaining." -- Good Housekeeping

"Impeccably researched and astonishingly atmospheric . . . Truly spellbinding." -- Guardian

London, 1728. Tom Hawkins is headed to the gallows, accused of murder. Gentlemen don't hang, and Tom's damned if he'll be the first--he is innocent,...

The new twisting mystery from the CWA Historical Dagger 2014 winner Antonia Hodgson.