Antonia Hodgson has created a small masterpiece in this tale of ne’er-do-well Tom Hawkins, who ends up in London’s notorious debtors’ prison, the Marshalsea, after robbers steal the gambling winnings he would have used to pay off his creditors/5(). · Genre mash-ups are certainly popular with readers, as Hodgson, the editor-in-chief of Little Brown UK, presumably well knows. Her novel seamlessly blends elements of grizzly horror, mystery-suspense, and well-researched historical fiction. The Devil in the Marshalsea is anything but a quaint period piece, a costume drama in prose. There are a few well-stuffed, beribboned bodices, but this . · Ma By Alice. Photograph AdS. The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson is a splendid début novel. I love it when an author can describe the filth dripping from the walls so that I get an instant itch and the urge to check my room for anything decaying. Antonia Hodgson’s work is murder for your eyes (you will exhaust them) and a killer for your health (you will not sleep .
The Devil in the Marshalsea - Kindle edition by Hodgson, Antonia. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Devil in the Marshalsea. The Devil In The Marshalsea () by Antonia Hodgson. London, South of the Thames in Southwark stands the Marshalsea, the dreaded debtors' prison. Fall into too much debt and you will be consigned to it - and once you're inside, you need money to live in something resembling comfort, otherwise you'll be consigned to the Common. In her first historic mystery, The Devil in the Marshalsea, Antonia Hodgson has crafted a fascinating story in a finely drawn setting, filled with Dickensian style characters. I read far too late into the night, unable to put this book down.
A twisting mystery, a dazzling evocation of early 18th Century London, THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA is a thrilling debut novel full of intrigue and suspense. London, – and Tom Hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffee-houses to the hell of a debtors’ 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. See what your friends are reading. Browse Recommendations; Choice Awards; Genres; Giveaways; New Releases. ANTONIA HODGSON is the editor in chief of Little, Brown UK. She lives in London and can see the last fragments of the old city wall from her living room. The Devil in the Marshalsea is her first novel.
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