Title: Disappointed in this book.
Product review: The book jacket ends with this quote, "Gallows Thief combines the rich historical of ... and the taut suspense of ... to create an eviscerating portrait of capital punishment in nineteenth century London" This is my first of his books and he wastes his considerable story-telling skill on his oposition to inherited wealth and capital punishment.The 'evil' characters lack any depth, the poor and lawless are 'better' than the upper classes. His descriptions of the evils of Newgate Prison, guards and executioners goes on and on.I've just started reading historical mysteries and am really enjoying them - disappointed in this one.
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