Gallows Thief A Novel
Gallows Thief A Novel by Bernard Cornwell is a historical fiction piece published by Harper Collins on May 10, 2005. This edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English. The story unfolds in 1820, following Rider Sandman, a hero of Waterloo, who returns to London with plans to marry his fiancée. Instead of a life of fame, he faces financial ruin amid widespread unemployment and social unrest, where even the innocent are condemned to hang for minor offenses.
As a private investigator, Sandman takes on the task of re-opening the case of a painter wrongfully accused of murder. His pursuit of justice leads him through various settings, including gentlemen’s clubs and taverns, as he navigates a complex murder plot that deepens with each revelation. The narrative explores themes of justice and societal decay, immersing readers in a world where the stakes are high and the truth is elusive.
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The year is 1820. Rider Sandman, a hero of Waterloo, returns to London to wed his fiancÉe. But instead of settling down to fame and glory, he finds himself penniless in a country where high unemployment and social unrest rage, and where men—innocent or guilty—are hanged for the merest of crimes.
When he’s offered a job as private investigator to re-open the case of a painter due to be hanged for a murder he didn’t commit, Sandman readily accepts—as much for the money as for a chance to see justice done in a country gone to ruins.
Soon, however, he’s mired in a grisly murder plot that keeps thickening. Sandman makes his way through gentlemen’s clubs and shady taverns, aristocratic mansions, and fashionable painters’ studios determined to rescue the innocent young man from the rope. But someone doesn’t want the truth revealed.
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