Ratcatcher by James McGeeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The unusual story of a Bow Street Runner in 1810. He is a discharged Green jacket from Britain's famous rifle regiment of the Peninsular War. An ex-officer. He now works in London as one of the new types of policemen and is charged with solving a highway robbery in which a government official is murdered and robbed of valuable information concerning national security.
Our Bow Street Runner (Matthew Hawkwood) is taken into a world of espionage with French secret agents and a villainous American who is making a submarine. The story is a good page-turner that is obviously a little far-fetched, but hey! We all like a bit of escapism - don't we? Well, this tale had it all and I really enjoyed it. There are more stories to come about Mattew Hawkwood. I shall give them a go too.
C.A. Powell
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