Gripping and fastpaced, the first book in the hawkwood mysteries is an impressively researched novel of suspense that features an enigmatic hero facing a dangerous threat to his homeland during the napoleonic wars. This is the third in a series of books featuring matthew hawkwood. Ratcatcher is the first in what at the time of writing is a two book series about matthew hawkwood, a bow street runner early police officerin london,at the time of the napoleonic wars. James mcgees historical crime thriller introduces a regencyera james bond who uncovers a sinister napoleonic plot against britain the year is 1811, and bow street runner matthew hawkwood is ordered by chief magistrate james read to investigate the double murder of a coachman and a naval courier on the kent road. I picked up resurrectionist as james mcgee was my grandfathers name and enjoyed every page ratcather, i feel wasnt as good however mcgee s research, as in resurrectionist,was excellent. May 01, 20 james mcgees historical crime thriller introduces a regencyera james bond who uncovers a sinister napoleonic plot against britain. A reissue of james mcgee s stirring, highoctane thriller set in the rugged mountains of the hindu kush. Matthew hawkwood, an exarmy sniper now employed as. Buried deep in hawkwoods past is an old alliance one that could save both their lives and help turn the tide of war. Newly reedited by the author and with a new afterword revealing an unexpected relevance to todays headlines, this is how adventure yarns were meant to be written. James mcgees historical crime thriller introduces a regencyera james bond who uncovers a sinister napoleonic plot against britain. He has worked in banking, newspapers, the airline industry and bookselling. After 14 days, hopes of finding pasta, loo rolls and paracetamol were fading fast.
Find out more about mcgee and the hawkwood books on the authors website as well as his lively blog. Ratcatcher, resurrectionist, rapscallion kindle edition. Ratcatcher, resurrectionist, rapscallion ebook written by james mcgee. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read matthew hawkwood thriller series books 1 3. As the russians tighten their stranglehold on berlin and the british and americans push north towards the danish border, doenitzs last surviving uboat takes on board a top secret cargo, slips its moorings and heads for the deep waters of the north atlantic. Hawkwood, resurrectionist, rapscallion, rebellion and the blooding. James mcgee is clearly a rising star in the historical galaxy and i look forward to hawkwood s return.
There are currently four novels in the hawkwood series. Matthew hawkwood is james mcgees rugged hero of three previous. Rapscallion matthew hawkwood 3 for a french prisoner of war, there is only one fate worse than. A man as dangerous as the murderers, spies and traitors he hunts on the crimeridden streets of london at the height of the napoleonic wars. May 01, 2012 james mcgees historical crime thriller introduces a regencyera james bond who uncovers a sinister napoleonic plot against britain the year is 1811, and bow street runner matthew hawkwood is ordered by chief magistrate james read to investigate the double murder of a coachman and a naval courier on the kent road. If you like the james mcgee s hawkwood series you will love this book. James mcgee is the pseudonym of glen moy, the ottakars manager in tenterden. The blooding matthew hawkwood 5 rebellion matthew hawkwood 4 october 1812. For the body snatchers, death is a lucrative business. James mcgee has 29 books on goodreads with 7512 ratings. His interest in the napoleonic period dates back to his first reading of c.
James mcgee is the pseudonym of glen moy, the manager of the ottakar bookshop in tenterden, england. Five books from his hawkwood series are available from pegasus books. He has travelled extensively in europe, the united states, australia and the far east, but nowadays resides in somerset, england. James mcgee has worked in banking, sales, newspapers, the airline industry and bookselling. But its the corpse they leave behind, horribly mutilated. The sixth in james mcgees hawkwood series, which finds our bow street runner back in england doing what he does best, solving murders. He has written three other novels in the hawkwood series, all. Hawkwood is initially puzzled as to why read is so focused on this. See all books authored by james mcgee, including ratcatcher, and resurrectionist, and more on. Matthew hawkwood, an exarmy sniper now employed as a bow street.
James mcgee is clearly a rising star in the historical galaxy and i look forward to hawkwood s return andrew taylor, author of the american boy about james mcgee james mcgee is the pseudonym of glen moy, an army brat who lived in gibraltar, germany and northern ireland. Buy the reckoning matthew hawkwood 6 by james mcgee from amazons fiction books store. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Mcgee s talent and research lend plausibility to the rollicking adventure. Pursued by a relentless enemy, hawkwood and lawrence set off across the snowbound adirondack mountains. Glen has worked in banking, sales, newspapers and the airline industry before turning to bookselling.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Ratcatcher, resurrectionist, rapscallion by james mcgee. James mcgee s historical crime thriller introduces a regencyera james bond who uncovers a sinister napoleonic plot against britain. Click to read more about ratcatcher by james mcgee. In addition to the successful hawkwood series, he has also written several thrillers. Even bonapartes senior generals grow weary of the fight. He has traveled extensively in europe, the united states, australia and the far east, but nowadays resides in somerset, england. Back in france, food supplies are running low and the country is on the verge of bankruptcy. The matthew hawkwood book series by james mcgee includes books ratcatcher, resurrectionist, rapscallion, and several more. His interest in the napoleonic period dates to his first reading of c.
This is the sixth in a series of books featuring matthew hawkwood. James mcgee was born in kent, but, as an army child, spent his childhood in gibraltar, germany and northern ireland. Mcgees talent and research lend plausibility to the rollicking adventure. James mcgee whose real name is glen moy was born into an army family in 1950. Matthew hawkwood is the hero of a series of historical mystery novels by james mcgee. The bow street runners, generally accepted as londons first professional police force, was founded in 1749 and operated in london until 1839, when the organization was disbanded. Napoleon and his grand army have advanced to the gates of moscow but the deadly russian winter is. Set during the napoleonic wars, the adventures of rifleman turned bow street runner.
He has written three other novels in the hawkwood series, all of which will be published by pegasus. James mcgees matthew hawkwood books in order fantastic fiction. Society nineteen is delighted to talk to james mcgee about the early life of matthew hawkwood, the literal and metaphorical terrain of the war of 1812, and the twists and turns of fiction. The hero, matthew hawkwood, is working as a bow street runner, an early investigative officer working out of londons bow street magistrates court. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This is darker then the previous two and involves hawkwood going undercover to help the navy find two of its missing men who were investigating a prisoner smuggling ring. James mcgee grew up in gibraltar, germany, and northern ireland. Hawkwood in ratcather had to many near death misses however it didnt spoil the book. Hawkwood is an ex military man,having served in the peninsula war under the duke of wellington. Booktopia hawkwood, hawkwood by james mcgee, 9781605984339. The year is 1811, and bow street runner matthew hawkwood is ordered by chief magistrate james reade to investigate the double murder of a coachman and a naval courier on the kent road.
Buy hawkwood book online at best prices in india on. The most recent book at the time of writing in james mcgee matthew hawkwood series, this is primarily set during the forgotten war of 1812 between great britain and the fledgling usa, with hawkwood newly arrived in the country while trying to get home to london from his escapades in france in the previous novel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hawkwood. Now hawkwood has been assigned to find the pair of highwaymen who killed a royal navy courier outside of london, but theres more afoot, and hawkwood doesnt get all the story. Hawkwood, resurrectionist, rapscallion and rebellion, all of which are to be published by pegasus books. Buy a discounted paperback of hawkwood online from australias leading online bookstore. Rebellion by james mcgee used very good world of books. Followers of this series will remember that hawkwood was sent to france on a secret mission, then found himself in canada fighting. When highwaymen stop a coach and kill a government courier, hawkwood is called in to find them.
Mcgee, james 1st in series harpercollins, 2006hardcover matthew hawkwood, a former soldier and a sharpshooter, is now one of ten bow street runners. Having read all of the previous novels in the series, starting with ratcatcher, i am happy to say that the reckoning marks something of a return to form for the series after two not wholly successful episodes set in revolutionary france and north america. He was educated in gibralter, germany and belfast, giving him a love of travel, which is evident in his meticulous, vivid portaits of diverse people and places. James mcgee is an english novelist known for his historical adventure novels about a fictional bow street runner, matthew hawkwood. Napoleon and his grand army have advanced to the gates of moscow but the deadly russian winter is closing in fast. Ratcatcher is a richly enjoyable and impressively researched novel also very gripping. Hawkwood and lasseur make more than one hairbreadth escape, rescued at the end by another welldeveloped regular character, nathaniel jago, hawkwoods old sergeant whos now sometimes on the wrong side of the law. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. A regency crime thriller the hawkwood mysteries book 1 kindle edition by mcgee, james. See the complete matthew hawkwood series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition.
James mcgee s historical crime thriller introduces a regencyera james bond who uncovers a sinister napoleonic plot against britain the year is 1811, and bow street runner matthew hawkwood is ordered by chief magistrate james read to investigate the double murder of a. Matthew hawkwood all the tropes wiki fandom powered by. The reckoning is the latest in james mcgee s somewhat infrequent hawkwood series of thrillers and follows on from 2015s the blooding. Matthew hawkwood series in order james mcgee fictiondb. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
James mcgee is an english novelist best known for his historical adventure novels about a fictional former soldier turned bow street runner, matthew hawkwood. Matthew hawkwood all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. Four books from his hawkwood series have been published in england by harpercollins uk. The comparisons with bernard cornwalls famous creation sharpe are unavoidable and the two men are. Hawkwood is a bow street runner, but very much in the vein of sharpe, and those who enjoy bernard cornwalls writing will probably enjoy this too. Hawkwood by james mcgee overdrive rakuten overdrive. He has also written thrillers, of which trigger men, crows war and wolfs lair are all available in kindle books.
It was so nice to slip back into historical london with officer hawkwood and those of the readers know a little about londons history will find it easy picture the london of 200 years ago with mcgees descriptive text to accompany the latest howkwood yarn. A regency crime thriller by james mcgee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. James mcgee books list of books by author james mcgee. Hawkwood james mcgee s historical crime thriller introduces a regencyera james bond who uncovers a sinister napoleonic plot against britain the year is 1811, and bow street runner matthew hawkwood is ordered by chief magistrate james read to investigate the double murder of a coachman and a naval courier on the kent road. All in all i would recommend this book to anyone who likes historical thrillers that tend. A regency crime thriller the hawkwood mysteries book 1. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Hawkwood ebook by james mcgee 9781453249192 rakuten kobo. 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.
The year is 1811, and bow street runner matthew hawkwood is ordered by chief magistrate james read to investigate the double murder of a coachman and a naval courier on the kent road. The complete series list for matthew hawkwood james mcgee. He has worked in various trades and professions including banking, newspapers and bookselling. Hawkwood and lasseur make more than one hairbreadth escape, rescued at the end by another welldeveloped regular character, nathaniel jago, hawkwood s old sergeant whos now sometimes on the wrong side of the law.