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4365905A Coin for the Hangmanhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-coin-for-the-hangman-9781504090728/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4036820/image.jpg?v=638417540447570000107119MXNBloodhound BooksInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A bookseller finds an old diary containing a condemned mans last wordsbut can they be trusted? A compelling book, superbly plotted (Peter Lovesey, author of <em>The Last Detective</em>).</strong></p><p>Browsing through a collection of old volumes, a bookseller comes across a diarycontained in it, the final words of a man sentenced to die for murder, addressed to his executioner. But after reading the journal, the bookseller wonders if there was a miscarriage of justice? Did the wrong man go to the gallows? And is there any way to prove it?</p><p><em>A Coin for the Hangman</em> is a mesmerising and thought provoking work of historical fiction, rich in detail and character, that delves into questions of duty, war, innocence, and guilt (<em>Crime Fiction Lover</em>).</p><p><em>A Recommendation of the Walter Scott Prize Academy</em></p><p>A fiendishly clever plot set in the aftermath of World War II. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Minette Walters, Edgar Awardwinning author of <em>The Sculptress</em></p><p>Capital punishment seems so alien to modern Britain that it is a shock to be reminded that just over fifty years ago there was a middle-aged man in a middle-ranking job in a London office who, two or three times a year, was paid six guineas to visit one of Britains prisons and kill one of the prisoners. . . . A disturbing and poignant little novel. <em>Historical Novels Review</em></p><p>A very moving piece of fiction. <em>Crimesquad</em></p>...4294807A Coin for the Hangman107119https://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-coin-for-the-hangman-9781504090728/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4036820/image.jpg?v=638417540447570000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781504090728_W3siaWQiOiI2ZjJhYWZiZi1lMTQwLTRiYTUtODI5Ny1lYjFhMWFmNzBjYzIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjExOSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjEyLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjEwNywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMDctMTBUMTU6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781504090728_<p><strong>A bookseller finds an old diary containing a condemned mans last wordsbut can they be trusted? A compelling book, superbly plotted (Peter Lovesey, author of <em>The Last Detective</em>).</strong></p><p>Browsing through a collection of old volumes, a bookseller comes across a diarycontained in it, the final words of a man sentenced to die for murder, addressed to his executioner. But after reading the journal, the bookseller wonders if there was a miscarriage of justice? Did the wrong man go to the gallows? And is there any way to prove it?</p><p><em>A Coin for the Hangman</em> is a mesmerising and thought provoking work of historical fiction, rich in detail and character, that delves into questions of duty, war, innocence, and guilt (<em>Crime Fiction Lover</em>).</p><p><em>A Recommendation of the Walter Scott Prize Academy</em></p><p>A fiendishly clever plot set in the aftermath of World War II. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Minette Walters, Edgar Awardwinning author of <em>The Sculptress</em></p><p>Capital punishment seems so alien to modern Britain that it is a shock to be reminded that just over fifty years ago there was a middle-aged man in a middle-ranking job in a London office who, two or three times a year, was paid six guineas to visit one of Britains prisons and kill one of the prisoners. . . . A disturbing and poignant little novel. <em>Historical Novels Review</em></p><p>A very moving piece of fiction. <em>Crimesquad</em></p>...9781504090728_Bloodhound Bookslibro_electonico_9781504090728_9781504090728Ralph SpurrierInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-63da8472-2c1e-41a0-a6ef-3109894869fd.epub2024-01-11T00:00:00+00:00Bloodhound Books