{"product_id":"the-hangmans-secret-laura-joh-rowland-9781683319023","title":"The Hangman's Secret: A Victorian Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eIntrepid photographer Sarah Bain and her motley crew of detectives are back to hunt criminals in the seedy underbelly of Victorian London--but little do they know, the darkness may lurk closer than they first divined\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Photographer Sarah Bain and her friends, Lord Hugh Staunton and sometime street urchin Mick O'Reilly, are private detectives with a new gig--photographing crime scenes for London's Daily World newspaper. \u003ci\u003eThe Daily World \u003c\/i\u003eis the latest business venture of their sole client, Sir Gerald Mariner, a fabulously wealthy and powerful banker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One cold, snowy January morning, Sarah, Hugh and Mick are summoned to the goriest crime scene they've ever encountered. A pub owner named Harry Warbrick has been found hanged and decapitated amid evidence of foul play. His murder becomes a sensation for being England's top hangman but was met with the same fate that he inflicted on hundreds of criminals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sir Gerald announces that the \u003ci\u003eDaily World\u003c\/i\u003e--meaning Sarah and her friends--will investigate and solve Harry Warbrick's murder before the police do. The contest pits Sarah against the man she loves, Police Constable Barrett. She and her friends discover a connection between Harry Warbrick's murder and the most notorious criminal he ever executed--Amelia Carlisle, the \"Baby-Butcher,\" who murdered hundreds of infants placed in her care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Something happened at Amelia's execution. The Official Secrets Act forbids the seven witnesses present to divulge any information about it. But Harry had a bad habit of leaking tips to the press. Sarah and her friends suspect that one of the other witnesses killed Harry to prevent him from revealing a secret related to the execution. What is the secret, and who hanged the hangman? From award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland, \u003ci\u003eThe Hangman's Secret\u003c\/i\u003e builds suspense about the darkness that lurks within and the deadly secrets that beg to be revealed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Joh Rowland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683319028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683319023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crooked Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2018 pg. 86","brand":"Laura Joh Rowland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996408873215,"sku":"9781683319023","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ac5fffd-1076-40a4-b048-f5e2e2221059.jpg?v=1683341524","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hangmans-secret-laura-joh-rowland-9781683319023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}