Hare

RANSCOMBE, peter

ISBN 10: 1908483830 / ISBN 13: 9781908483836

Published by Knox Robinson Publishing Ltd, 2014

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Novel which follows the historical Edinburgh serial killer trying to solve a series of murders in 19th century Boston, USA. Signed by the author to the title page. Vg in Vg- jacket which ahs a small closed tear to the front corner. Seller Inventory # 11286

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hare

Publisher: Knox Robinson Publishing Ltd

Publication Date: 2014

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

When William Burke was hanged in Edinburgh for mass murder in 1829, his accomplice, William Hare, was set free after turning king's evidence against his partner-in-crime. Fleeing from a potential lynching in the Scottish capital, Hare headed for London, where rumors spread of his death in a lime pit at the hands of an angry mob. Thirty-four years later, a series of murders in Boston terrifies the public and thrusts the city's police force into a desperate search for the killer. When Hare is found working as a laborer on Boston's latest canal-building project, Captain Alexander Gillespie believes he has his man, the same murderer he chased through the streets of Edinburgh during his first year with the police. But as the slayings continue, Gillespie must turn Hare loose and use the mind of one killer to catch another. From the oak-paneled studies of Massachusetts's universities to the grimy underworld of the city's docks, Gillespie and Hare must pursue a shadowy villain before he strikes again. Against the backdrop of the American Civil War, their search leads them closer to the killer and into the heart of a desperate plot that could threaten the very future of the United States itself.

About the Author:

Peter Ranscombe was a journalist with The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday newspapers in Edinburgh, writing about cutting-edge life science companies, the growth of micro-brewers and whisky distillers, and Scotland's iconic wildlife. Born and raised in Nairn in the Highlands of Scotland, he gained a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of St Andrews and then a master's degree in journalism from the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University. As a young writer, he won awards for his poetry and short stories, with his work being published in various anthologies. Fiction was always his first love.