The Devil in the Marshalsea
5 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by ReetPetite from Beeston, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Saturday, July 11, 2015
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London, 1727 - and Tom Hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffee-houses into a hell of a debtor's prison. The Marshalsea is a savage world of its own, with simple rules: those with family or friends who can lend them a little money may survive in relative comfort. Those with none will starve in squalor and disease. And those who try to escape will suffer a gruesome fate at the hands of the gaol's ruthless governor and his cronies. The trouble is, Tom Hawkins has never been good at following rules - even simple ones. And the recent grisly murder of a debtor, Captain Roberts, as brought further terror to the gaol.
Journal Entry 3 by ReetPetite at Beeston, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 29, 2015
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Journal Entry 4 by ReetPetite at Camel & Artichoke in Waterloo, Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (8/11/2015 UTC) at Camel & Artichoke in Waterloo, Greater London United Kingdom
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To be taken to the BC Meet up
Picked up at the meet-up last night. A new author for me to try.
Lovely to see you, ReetPetite.
Lovely to see you, ReetPetite.
A highly enjoyable book which combines murder (I didn't work out whodunnit) with history - descriptions of the horrific conditions in the Old Marshalsea prison. I note that this is the first in a series of books about Thomas Hawkins - I shall look out for those.
Thank you for passing this to me, ReetPetite.
Thank you for passing this to me, ReetPetite.
Posted to brunton11 as part of the UK Wishlist Tag game.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Journal Entry 8 by 
brunton11
at Salford, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Thursday, February 23, 2017
brunton11 at Salford, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Thursday, February 23, 2017
Arrived safely today. Thanks rahar109 for the tag.
I enjoyed this one too. It made for interesting reading about life in a debtors prison.
Reserved for a RABCK.
Reserved for a RABCK.
Journal Entry 10 by Andrea99 at Brighton & Hove, East Sussex United Kingdom on Saturday, September 16, 2017
Received this today as a Total Surprise and Unexpected Bookbox RABCK!!!!! Thank you so much!!!
Journal Entry 11 by Andrea99 at Brighton & Hove, East Sussex United Kingdom on Monday, January 22, 2018
Very interesting thriller read...! Tom is set up and put into debtors prison with the only escape being to discover the murderer of a previous prisoner. Large choice of suspects in a debtors prison..... but he finally discovered who did it..... with a twist in the end that nobody expected!!!
Good read!
Good read!
Journal Entry 12 by Andrea99 at Brighton & Hove, East Sussex United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (4/24/2018 UTC) at Brighton & Hove, East Sussex United Kingdom
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Mailed to a fellow bookcrosser as a wish list RABCK!!
Thank you so much for this amazing RABCK package! I’m packing some thing to send to you, so keep and eye on your letterbox...
Also LOVE the gorgeous handmade bookmarks!
Also LOVE the gorgeous handmade bookmarks!
