Fiction
A Coin for the Hangman
by Ralph Spurrier
Description
Booksellers never know what they might find in an estate sale. When our man finds the tools of England’s last hangman, along with the diary of a man he executed, he knows he has a mystery to solve. Was there a miscarriage of justice? Did the wrong man die at the noose? And just who is telling the truth?
A mystery that has readers guessing to the very last page.
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Translation rights with The Wittman Agency, Germany
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Reviews
Minette Walters, ‘A fiendishly clever plot set in the aftermath of World War II. I thoroughly enjoyed it.’
Peter Lovesey, ‘A compelling book, superbly plotted.’
NewBooks journal, ‘A hidden gem.’
Crimesquad, ‘A very moving piece of fiction.’
Historical Novel Review, ‘A disturbing and poignant little novel.’
Author Biography
Ralph Spurrier has a long history in the book trade – from Foyles to MacMillan to Victor Gollancz – before launching Post Mortem Books, which specialises in the sale of crime fiction. He studied creative writing at the University of Sussex. A Coin for the Hangman is his first novel.
Bookline & Thinker
Hookline Books is our fiction imprint - all authors have attended writing classes to post-graduate university level. All manuscripts are approved by book groups before being accepted for publication. Non-fiction publisher specialising in self-help, travel and social history.
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- Publisher/Imprint Bookline & Thinker / Hookline Books
- Publication Date March 2016
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780993287466
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 9.99 GBP
- Pages266
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Page size204 x 126
