Shadow of the hangman
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- 9780749016869
Shadow of the hangman is a history, great britain, fiction book by Edward Marston.
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"1815. Peter and Paul Skillen are identical twins, fearless thief-takers who rival the Bow Street Runners. When they catch a notorious burglar, they claim a handsome reward and infuriate the Bow Street Runners, who believe they have a monopoly on policing in the capital. The Home Secretary, Viscount Sidmouth faces a crisis. During a massacre of American prisoners of war at Dartmoor, two escape and come to London in search of retribution. The Home Office has another problem --its cleaner has been abducted. Peter and Paul Skillen are hired to catch the fugitives and find the missing cleaner"--
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Shadow of the hangman is a History, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, historical, Fiction, crime book.
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"1815. Peter and Paul Skillen are identical twins, fearless thief-takers who rival the Bow Street Runners. When they catch a notorious burglar, they claim a handsome reward and infuriate the Bow Street Runners, who believe they have a monopoly on policing in the capital. The Home Secretary, Viscount...
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Shadow of the hangman was written by Edward Marston.