Bernard Cornwell:GALLOWS THIEF

"Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle…producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation…Cornwell at his best is utterly compelling. And this is Cornwell at his best."
DAILY MAIL
'Like a juggler keeping four balls in the air at once, he tells a cracking yarn and fills it with vivid characters and writes crisp dialogue and gets the period detail right. I can think of few novelists who could have pulled it off with such panache…It is hard to stop reading. It is masterly.'
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 

The Countess of Avebury, once an opera dancer, was killed while having her portrait painted. The artist was convicted of her murder and is due to hang. But influences in high places brought Rider Sandman on the scene as an investigator for the government.
Rider Sandman, late Captain of the 52nd Regiment, hero of Waterloo, was a very capable soldier, but he finds that coping with the opposition ranged against his investigations requires allies and skills of a very different kind.
In 'Gallows Thief', Bernard Cornwell presents a wonderful cast of characters, including some remarkable women, and a fascinating picture of the London society and underworld of the 1800's.
作者简介：
Bernard Cornwell wan born is London and raised in Essex,and now mainly lives in the USA,with his wife.