THE BETRAYAL OF THOMAS TRUE

Set in the buried streets of Georgian London and the outrageous underworld of the molly houses a carpenter hiding a double life searches for a traitor who is betraying the secrets of the mollies The devastatingly beautiful brutal raucous and tender historical thriller a Top Ten Sunday Times bestseller WINNER of the CWA Historical DAGGER 2025 Heartbreaking beautiful lyrical I was captivated you won t want to put it down Catriona Ward Utterly thrilling Elizabeth MacNeal An immersive illuminating and exceptionally entertaining novel Matt Cain Stunning and powerful You ll never forget Thomas True Janice Hallett A clever mystery a powerful love story affected me more than anything I ve read in a long time Gareth Brown WINNER OF THE HWA DEBUT CROWN THE TOP TEN Sunday Times BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED for Booksellers Association Author of the Year The only sin is betrayal It is the year 1715 and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret One night lost amongst the squalor of London s hidden back streets he finds himself drawn into the outrageous underworld of the molly houses Meanwhile carpenter Gabriel Griffin struggles to hide his double life as Lotty the molly s stoic guard Whe