Journal Entry 1 by jennymidget from Bellbowrie, Queensland Australia on Monday, November 09, 2009

The second book in the Matthew Hawkwood series.
Bow Street Runner, Matthew Hawkwood brings his own form of justice to the salons and slums of Regency London in the gripping sequel to "Ratcatcher". Death was their business but one grave robber was about to come closer to his trade than he would have wished. His violent murder brings the gruesome living of the city's band of body snatchers to the attention of one Matthew Hawkwood, a man whose past is as dark as his quarry's. A new term at London's anatomy schools has brought demand for fresh corpses, a situation that threatens to spiral into violence. For there is competition among these "resurrection men" in the graveyards of London - a new gang of criminals is in town whose brutality shocks even Hawkwood. Meanwhile, an investigation into a series of dramatic mutilations and murders in Bedlam, home of the criminally insane, leads to ever-stranger clues that suggest a connection between the two inquiries. Delving deep into the world of anatomy and the country's foremost surgeons, Hawkwood hears of bizarre experiments at the literal cutting edge of technology - and beyond. But nothing prepares him for the horrifying truth that lies at the outer reaches of science and nature! 

Journal Entry 2 by jennymidget at Book Mooch, Book Mooch -- Controlled Releases on Monday, December 07, 2009

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Mooched by Catsalive... 

Journal Entry 3 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Thanks Jenny, they got here fast. 

Journal Entry 4 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, December 12, 2009

Another thrilling adventure courtesy of Matthew Hawkwood. This doesn't have the pace of Ratcatcher, but was still an exciting, enjoyable read. I was glad to see Jago & Lomax back, & hope to see more of young Constable Hopkins in future adventures.

In McGee's historical note at the end he says he left out some of the more lurid facts from the time as they would have seemed to far-fetched; it's truly hard to believe what they were up to in the name of advancing science. 

Journal Entry 5 by catsalive at Australia, Trade -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, January 20, 2010

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Off to see freelunch. 

Journal Entry 6 by freelunch from Cairns, Queensland Australia on Monday, January 25, 2010

received today, thanks catsalive. I'm looking forward to this series but (typically) it may take me a while to get to them