{"product_id":"9780008254056","title":"The Reckoning","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 6th historical thriller featuring Matthew Hawkwood, Bow Street Runner and Spy, now hunting a killer on the loose in Regency London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1813: Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood is summoned to a burial ground and finds the corpse of a young woman, murdered and cast into an open grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first the death is deemed to be of little consequence. But when Chief Magistrate James Read receives a direct order from the Home Office to abandon the case, Hawkwood’s interest is piqued.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis hunt for the killer will lead him from London’s backstreets into the heart of a government determined to protect its secrets at all costs. Only Hawkwood’s contacts within the criminal underworld can now help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the truth behind the girl’s murder emerges, setting in motion a deadly chain of events, Hawkwood learns the true meaning of loyalty – and that the enemy is much closer to home than he ever imagined…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis top literary fiction, filled with action and adventure, takes the reader on a thrilling journey through the dark corners of Regency London. The mystery deepens as Hawkwood's relentless pursuit of justice uncovers a web of crime that reaches to the highest echelons of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Douglas Skelton (A Thief's Blood), and Simon Scarrow (Dead of Night).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James McGee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889149628565,"sku":"9780008254056","price":39.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008254056_7f87c3cd-7394-4cf5-a781-ed24a4c25448.jpg?v=1776888535","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008254056","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}