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A Coin for the Hangman
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781916978188
Publisher: Bloodhound Books
Published: Jan 11 2024
Pages: 340
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.76 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A bookseller finds an old diary containing a condemned man's last words-but can they be trusted? A compelling book, superbly plotted (Peter Lovesey, author of The Last Detective).
Browsing through a collection of old volumes, a bookseller comes across a diary-contained in it, the final words of a man sentenced to die for murder, addressed to his executioner. But after reading the journal, the bookseller wonders if there was a miscarriage of justice? Did the wrong man go to the gallows? And is there any way to prove it?
A Coin for the Hangman is a mesmerising and thought-provoking work of historical fiction, rich in detail and character, that delves into questions of duty, war, innocence, and guilt (Crime Fiction Lover).
A Recommendation of the Walter Scott Prize Academy
A fiendishly clever plot set in the aftermath of World War II. I thoroughly enjoyed it. -Minette Walters, Edgar Award-winning author of The Sculptress
Capital punishment seems so alien to modern Britain that it is a shock to be reminded that just over fifty years ago there was a middle-aged man in a middle-ranking job in a London office who, two or three times a year, was paid six guineas to visit one of Britain's prisons and kill one of the prisoners. . . . A disturbing and poignant little novel. -Historical Novels Review
A very moving piece of fiction. -Crimesquad
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