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Antonia Hodgson

Award-winning author of The Devil in the Marshalsea





A Death at Fountains Abbey

'It crackles with wit and charm and cements Hawkins' place as the most lovable rogue in historical fiction.' Daily Express

The new twisting mystery from the CWA Historical Dagger 2014 winner Antonia Hodgson.

Late spring, 1728 and Thomas Hawkins has left London for the wild beauty of Yorkshire – forced on a mission he can’t refuse. John Aislabie, one of the wealthiest men in England, has been threatened with murder. ...

A Death at Fountains Abbey

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Praise for
Antonia Hodgson

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  • Hodgson has again married immaculate research to the rip-roaring pace of the modern thriller and come up with a triumphant slice of historical fiction

    Independent on Sunday on The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins

  • A book to be read by candlelight: part romance, part social history … and a lesson in evil

    John Taylor (Duran Duran) on The Devil In The Marshalsea

  • Offers up a riveting, fast-paced story, a richness of tone and a depth of detail that would put most academics to shame … magnificent!

    Jeffery Deaver on The Devil In The Marshalsea








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