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After the wars with france, when unemployment was high and soldiers could be paid off, when the government was desperately afraid of social unrest, any crime was drastically punished and thousands were hung. Will sandman find the evidence to save him in time most of the story takes place in and around regency london. Gallows thief is a detective story, set in regency london, a time when there were no detectives as such. The year is 1820 and england has fought its last victorious battle against the french. Gallows thief is a good book, filled with interesting characters and great scenes. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it. Buy gallows thief new ed by cornwell, bernard isbn. Gallows thief this is a bit of a different book for cornwell. Listen to gallows thief by bernard cornwell available from rakuten kobo. Cornwell is a master at bringing the scene to life with vivid descriptions that make the reader feel, and in the case of gallows thief smell, like they are in the middle of the story.
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