The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Raven Scholar, a gritty and compelling historical mystery thriller
Antonia Hodgson
Jun 2015 · Hodder & Stoughton · Narrated by Joseph Kloska
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**Buy The Raven Scholar now - a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue from Sunday Times bestselling Antonia Hodgson**
'A historical crime series that gets better with every book' Andrew Taylor
'Intelligent and engrossing read' Sunday Times
'Historical fiction just doesn't get any better than this. Magnificent!' Jeffery Deaver
'A terrific swash-and-buckle story' Daily Mail
London, 1728.
A young, well-dressed man is driven through streets of jeering onlookers to the gallows at Tyburn.
They call him a murderer. But Tom Hawkins is innocent and somehow he has to prove it.
It is, of course, all his own fault.
He was happy settling down with Kitty Sparks. He should never have told the most dangerous criminal in London that he was bored and looking for adventure.
He should never have offered to help, the king's mistress.
And most of all, he should never have trusted the witty, calculating Queen Caroline. She has promised him a royal pardon if he holds his tongue but then again, there is nothing more silent than a hanged man. . .
From the gilded cage of the Court to the wicked freedoms of the slums, it reveals a world both seductive and deadly. And it continues the rake's progress of Tom Hawkins - assuming he can find a way to survive the noose...
READERS ADORE THE THOMAS HAWKINS SERIES
'I read a lot of detective fiction. Hodsgon's debut is one of the best ever' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A devil of a good story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A rollicking good read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I haven't enjoyed a novel so much in a long, long time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolutely breathtaking' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Superb from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A historical crime series that gets better with every book' Andrew Taylor
'Intelligent and engrossing read' Sunday Times
'Historical fiction just doesn't get any better than this. Magnificent!' Jeffery Deaver
'A terrific swash-and-buckle story' Daily Mail
London, 1728.
A young, well-dressed man is driven through streets of jeering onlookers to the gallows at Tyburn.
They call him a murderer. But Tom Hawkins is innocent and somehow he has to prove it.
It is, of course, all his own fault.
He was happy settling down with Kitty Sparks. He should never have told the most dangerous criminal in London that he was bored and looking for adventure.
He should never have offered to help, the king's mistress.
And most of all, he should never have trusted the witty, calculating Queen Caroline. She has promised him a royal pardon if he holds his tongue but then again, there is nothing more silent than a hanged man. . .
From the gilded cage of the Court to the wicked freedoms of the slums, it reveals a world both seductive and deadly. And it continues the rake's progress of Tom Hawkins - assuming he can find a way to survive the noose...
READERS ADORE THE THOMAS HAWKINS SERIES
'I read a lot of detective fiction. Hodsgon's debut is one of the best ever' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A devil of a good story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A rollicking good read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I haven't enjoyed a novel so much in a long, long time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolutely breathtaking' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Superb from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
**Buy The Raven Scholar now - a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue from Sunday Times bestselling Antonia Hodgson**
'A historical crime series that gets better with every book' Andrew Taylor
'Intelligent and engrossing read' Sunday Times
'Historical fiction just doesn't get any better...
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About the author
Antonia Hodgson has written four acclaimed historical crime novels. She won the CWA Historical Dagger for The Devil in the Marshalsea, and her work has also been shortlisted for numerous awards including the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year. Antonia's first (unpublished) novel was a gothic fantasy and she always dreamed of writing an epic series, given the chance. The Raven Scholar was released to widespread acclaim in 2025 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller. She is now busy finishing its sequel.
Antonia Hodgson has written four acclaimed historical crime novels. She won the CWA Historical Dagger for The Devil in the Marshalsea, and her work has also been shortlisted for numerous awards including the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year. Antonia's first (unpublished) novel was a gothic fanta...
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