Antonia Hodgson

El trono está en juego. El imperio está en peligro. Todo empieza con un asesinato. Tras veinticuatro años de reinado, el emperador Bersun ha decidido abdicar. En pleno verano, siete aspirantes se

El trono está en juego. El imperio está en peligro. Todo empieza con un asesinato. Tras veinticuatro años de reinado, el emperador Bersun ha decidido abdicar. En pleno verano, siete aspirantes se

The first book in a masterfully woven and playfully inventive epic adult fantasy trilogy from an award-winning author, full of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar's quest to unc

WINNER OF THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD 2014.Longlisted for the John Creasey Dagger Award for best debut crime novel of 2014.London, 1727 - and Tom Hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffee-houses into the hell of a debtors prison.The Marshalsea is a savage world of its own, with simple rules: those with family or friends who can lend them a little money may survive in relative comfort. Those with none will starve in squalor and disease. And those who try to escape will suffer a gruesome fate at the hands of the gaols rutheless governor and his cronies.The trouble is, Tom Hawkins has never been good at following rules - even simple ones. And the recent grisly murder of a debtor, Captain Roberts, has brought further terror to the gaol. While the Captains beautiful widow cries for justice, the finger of suspicion points only one way: to the sly, enigmatic figure of Samuel Fleet.Some call Fleet a devil, a man to avoid at all costs. But Tom Hawkins is sharing his cell. Soon, Toms choice is clear: get to the truth of the murder - or be the next to die.A twisting mystery, a dazzling evocation of early 18th Century London, THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA is a thrilling debut novel full of intrigue and suspense.

In a tale that more than matches its predecessors for pace and atmosphere, Hawkins is forced into confrontation with a psychopathic killer...hugely enjoyableThe Sunday TimesYou will burn.Late spring, 1728. Fresh from his escape from the gallows, Thomas Hawkins has arrived in Yorkshire with his ward, Sam Fleet. But death still has a hand upon his shoulder, even in such idyllic surroundings.John Aislabie, Toms reluctant host, is being tormented by anonymous letters threatening murder. A disgraced politician, Aislabie certainly has plenty of enemies. But, trapped in a house haunted by old tragedies, Tom begins to suspect that the danger lies much closer to home. Someone is playing a subtle and deadly game of revenge, years in the planning. And now Tom is standing in their way...

London, 1728. A young, well-dressed man is driven through streets of jeering onlookers to the gallows at Tyburn. They call him a murderer. But Tom Hawkins is innocent and somehow he has to prove it, before the rope squeezes the life out of him.It is, of course, all his own fault. He was happy settling down with Kitty Sparks. He should never have told the most dangerous criminal in London that he was bored and looking for adventure. He should never have offered to help, the kings mistress. And most of all, he should never have trusted the witty, calculating Queen Caroline. She has promised him a royal pardon if he holds his tongue but then again, there is nothing more silent than a hanged man.Based loosely on actual events, Antonia Hodgsons new novel is both a sequel to The Devil in the Marshalsea and a standalone historical mystery. From the gilded cage of the Court to the wicked freedoms of the slums, it reveals a world both seductive and deadly. And it continues the rakes progress of Tom Hawkins - assuming he can find a way to survive the noose...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWNA triumph . . . leaves the reader hungry for more Andrew TaylorAutumn, 1728. Life is good for Thomas Hawkins and Kitty Sparks in their home above the Cocked Pistol, Kittys wickedly disreputable bookshop. But when Tom is attacked by a street gang, he discovers theres a price on his head. Who wants him dead - and why? For Tom and Kitty, the answer is only the beginning of the nightmare. Powerful, deeply immersive, The Silver Collar is both a celebration of love and friendship, and a terrifying exploration of evil.One of the best crime series out there . . . a dark and addictive story of slavery and long-hidden secretsi-NewsThe wonderful Thomas Hawkins crime novels . . . [Fans] are in for a treat - grippingThe TimesBeautifully written and packed with atmosphere, wit, and historical details. I didnt want it to endDaily MirrorAntonia Hodgson is right up in the first division of historical crime Amanda Craig

Winner of the CWA Historical Dagger Award A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Crime/Mystery Novel of 2016 Historical fiction just doesnt 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 dont hang, and Toms damned if hell be the firsthe is innocent, after all. Its hard to say when Toms troubles began. He was happily living in sin with his belovedthough their neighbors werent happy about that. He probably shouldnt have told Londons great criminal mastermind that he was in need of adventure. Nor should he have joined the kings mistress in her fight against her vindictive husband. And he definitely shouldnt have trusted the calculating Queen Caroline. Shes promised him a royal pardon if he holds his tongue, but theres nothing more silent than a hanged man. Now Toms scrambling to save his life and protect those he loves. But as the noose tightens, his time is running out. Hodgson maintains pitch-perfect suspense, craftily constructs a fairly clued whodunit, and convincingly evokes the period . . . [This book] solidifies her position as a major talent in the genre. Publishers Weekly, starred review

Fantasy novel centered on a mysterious scholar and the secrets of ravens.

Envolons-nous jusqu’à l’empire d’Orrun, où, après vingt-quatre ans de paix, le règne de Bersun doit prendre fin. Dans la chaleur suffocante de l’île impériale, sept candidats s’affrontent afin de pre

El trono está en juego.El imperio está en peligro.Todo empieza con un asesinato.Tras veinticuatro años de reinado, el emperador Bersun ha decidido abdicar. En pleno verano, siete aspirantes se enfrentan para ocupar su lugar: guerreros, estrategas y mentes brillantes, cada uno marcado por un animal sagrado. Un octavo contendiente se revelara cuando las pruebas ya hayan comenzado.Pero antes de que el juego de poder llegue a su desenlace, uno de ellos aparece muerto.La investigacion del crimen recae en Neema Kraa, una erudita tan brillante como excentrica, cuya busqueda de la verdad la arrastrara a un laberinto de intrigas, ambicion y fuerzas oscuras. Si Neema tiene exito, podria acabar ocupando el trono lo desee o no. Si fracasa, su destino sera la muerte, y con el, la caida de todo un imperio.El inicio de la deslumbrante trilogia de fantasia que ha seducido a millones de lectores.Goodreads Choice Awards en Fantasia

« Elle pourrait gagner le trône, ou détruire un empire.Quoi quil arrive, cela commence par la mort. »Envolons-nous jusquà lempire dOrrun, où, après vingt-quatre ans de paix, le règne de Bersun doit p

The Sunday Times bestseller from an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy - a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholars quest to uncover the truth.ITS THRILLING, ROMANTIC, OFTEN TRAGIC, AND ALWAYS FUNNY ALIX E. HARROWSIMPLY GLORIOUS! GEORGIA SUMMERSFIENDISHLY CHARMING AND CLEVER TASHA SURIShe might win the throne. She might destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with murder. After twenty-four years on the throne, it is time for Bersun the Brusque, emperor of Orrun, to bring his reign to an end. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders will compete to replace him. Trained at rival monasteries, each contender is inspired by a sacred animal - Fox, Raven, Tiger, Ox, Bear, Monkey, and Hound. An eighth - the Dragon proxy - will be revealed only once the trials have begun. Eight exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists - the best of the best. Then one of them is murdered. It falls to the brilliant but idiosyncratic Neema Kraa to investigate. But as she hunts for a killer, darker forces are gathering. If Neema succeeds, she could win the throne - whether she wants it or not. But if she fails, she will sentence herself to death - and set in motion a sequence of events that could doom the empire . . .PRAISE FOR THE RAVEN SCHOLARThe Raven Scholar is an intricately plotted historical mystery steeped in gothic charm and intellectual intrigueIt [The Raven Scholar] is truly one of the best epic fantasy books Ive read in a long timeI have NEVER rooted a romance moreThis book is simply "Magnificent"Mature and sensible, but still idealistic, emotional, passion-driven [characters]