Gallows Court /
Edwards, Martin, 1955-
Gallows Court / Martin Edwards. - 349 pages ; 22 cm - Jacob Flint ; [1] .
"This edition issued based on the paperback edition published in 2018 in Great Britain by Head of Zeus Ltd."--Title page verso.
"London, 1930. A headless corpse; an apparent suicide in a locked room; a man burned alive during an illusionist's show in front of thousands of people. Scotland Yard is baffled by the sequence of ghastly murders unfolding across the city and at the centre of it all is mysterious heiress Rachel Savernake. Daughter of a grand judge, Rachel is as glamorous as she is elusive. Jacob Flint, a tenacious young journalist eager to cover the gruesome crimes, is drawn into Rachel's glittering world of wealth and power. But as the body count continues to rise, Jacob is convinced Rachel is harbouring a dark secret and he soon becomes part of a dangerous game that could leave him dancing at the end of the hangman's rope if he pursues the truth--
9781492699286 1492699284
2019019253
Heiresses--England--London--Fiction.
Wealth--Fiction.
Journalists--Fiction.
Serial murder investigation--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Heiresses--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
London (England)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.
Gallows Court / Martin Edwards. - 349 pages ; 22 cm - Jacob Flint ; [1] .
"This edition issued based on the paperback edition published in 2018 in Great Britain by Head of Zeus Ltd."--Title page verso.
"London, 1930. A headless corpse; an apparent suicide in a locked room; a man burned alive during an illusionist's show in front of thousands of people. Scotland Yard is baffled by the sequence of ghastly murders unfolding across the city and at the centre of it all is mysterious heiress Rachel Savernake. Daughter of a grand judge, Rachel is as glamorous as she is elusive. Jacob Flint, a tenacious young journalist eager to cover the gruesome crimes, is drawn into Rachel's glittering world of wealth and power. But as the body count continues to rise, Jacob is convinced Rachel is harbouring a dark secret and he soon becomes part of a dangerous game that could leave him dancing at the end of the hangman's rope if he pursues the truth--
9781492699286 1492699284
2019019253
Heiresses--England--London--Fiction.
Wealth--Fiction.
Journalists--Fiction.
Serial murder investigation--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Heiresses--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
London (England)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.