Gallows Thief (Abridged) Audiobook

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• “A thing of literary glory. Page for page, sentence for sentence, and scene for heart-stopping scene, Gallows Thief is the strongest historical novel I have read this year.”

  — Sunday Telegraph (London)

• “[A] beautifully crafted historical novel…Cornwell believes in those trusty devices: character and plot. Gallows Thief is a rip-roaring yarn that tips its hat to the basics of good old-fashioned storytelling.”

  — Times (London)

• “Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war, and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation…Cornwell, at his best, is utterly compelling. And this is Cornwell at his best.”

  — Daily Mail (London)

• “Remarkable…a rousing tale.”

  — Philadelphia Inquirer

• “James Frain reads with a somber tone that adds tension and menace to Sandman’s quest. His readings of the hanging scenes that open and close the novel are harrowing…The novel works both as a thriller and as a glimpse of life in England shortly after the French Wars.”

  — AudioFile

• “Cornwell’s flair for authentic detailing distinguishes this suspenseful, action-packed period whodunit.”

  — Booklist

• “Corwell is superb at weaving the ambience and issues of the day (this time Regency England) with a gripping plot and a memorable character. Readers will hope to see more.”

  — Library Journal