Having read T. S. Banks' first novel, The Thief Taker: Memoirs of a Bow Street Runner, and enjoying it, I was looking forward to reading the second novel featuring the protagonist Henry Morton. As a fan of Victorian-era crime novels, these stories are particularly enjoyable to me (although these books are actually Regency-era). I am fond of Banks' depictions of Regency-era London and the was in which the various classes interact. The books tend to provide interesting social commentary and compelling stories simultaneously.
This book focuses around Morton's attempt to solve the murder of a young French widow who was found to have been tortured via thumbscrews. The plot thickens as Morton becomes entangled with French expatriates of various factions and follows an attempt to kill the recently exiled Napolean. For anyone who enjoys crime novels and/historical fiction, this is worth a read.
It is important to note that while the books are called memoirs, they are in fact not written as such and the narrative is portrayed in the third person.
The Emporer's Assassin: Memoirs of a Bow Street Runner
This book focuses around Morton's attempt to solve the murder of a young French widow who was found to have been tortured via thumbscrews. The plot thickens as Morton becomes entangled with French expatriates of various factions and follows an attempt to kill the recently exiled Napolean. For anyone who enjoys crime novels and/historical fiction, this is worth a read.
It is important to note that while the books are called memoirs, they are in fact not written as such and the narrative is portrayed in the third person.
The Emporer's Assassin: Memoirs of a Bow Street Runner
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