Rapscallion (Regency Crime Thriller) - Hardcover

Rambunctious entertainment.

A darkly attractive hero, terrific period atmosphere andaction that moves so fast.

A richly enjoyable and impressively researched novel - also very gripping. James McGee is clearly a rising star in the historical galaxy and I look forward to Hawkwood's return.--Andrew Taylor, author of The American Boy

This adventure yarn races along with twists and turns that grip from page to page. It's a cracker; unrelentingly entertaining. And it's one of the best books I've read in a long while.

For a French prisoner of war, there is only one fate worse than the gallows: the hulks. Former man-o-wars, now converted to prison ships, their fearsome reputation guarantees a sentence served in dreadful conditions. Few survive. Escape, it’s said, is impossible. Yet reports persist of a sinister smuggling operation within this brutal world, and the Royal Navy is worried enough to send two of its officers to investigate.When they disappear without a trace, the Navy turns in desperation to Bow Street for help. It’s time to send in a man as dangerous as the prey. It’s time to send in Hawkwood.