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irá adorar Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. I liked this old English who-done-it. The main character is similar Starbuck in the Rebel but not exactly. There is enough of a difference to set him apart. I liked the other supporting characters such as Sally, the good hearted wench and overall I found the character development well done. Cornwell has a talent for describing a scene so well you feel you are there. I laughed as I read the lead-up to the second hanging scene. Some of the description/dialog is excactly the same as in the first scene...wheter by accident or design I don't know but it jarred me when I read it. You never really know who was the murderer until the final 10 pages and that was well done but I did not like the ending...it seemed to be rather hurried to me and less than satisfying. Overall an easy interesting read. I will enjoy reading all Mr. Cornwell's books if these are representative of his work. (  ) Lynxear | Apr 2, 2009 |  Easy read and feels historically believable. Rant against hanging. ( ) richardgarside | Mar 20, 2009 | Rider Sandman, Waterloo veteran and first-class cricket player, is in desperate need of money. But when the Home Secretary offers him a job, he’s incredulous: his assignment is to investigate the recent sensational murder of the Countess of Avebury. A young painter, Charles Corday, has been convicted of the murder and is now in Newgate prison; but the Queen, with whom Corday is connected, is uneasy about his fate and wants to be reassured of his guilt. When Sandman visits Corday, however, he quickly becomes convinced that the painter is innocent. Now he must track down the only witness to the crime to save Corday from the gallows; but his investigation soon ruffles the feathers of some very influential people, including members of the sinister Seraphim Club. The problem with this book is that it was, in essence, a sermon about the evils of the death penalty. I felt like the plot was completely secondary to Cornwell’s message – it’s cruel and terrible to hang criminals, and the aristocracy is cruel and terrible for being so rich when others are so poor. I’m not expressing an opinion one way or the other on those positions, but I hate novels that are overly burdened with politics. Gallows Thief comes off as self-righteous and preachy, where all the good characters are appalled by the injustice of it all, and all the ignorant and evil characters favor capital punishment. That said, the mystery plot was fairly entertaining, and I thought Sandman was a great, admirable character. But unless you’re really interested in the execution of criminals in Regency England, I’d skip this one. christina_reads | Mar 12, 2009 | Cornwell creates another Sharpe-like protagonist in post-Napoleanic London. Sandman investigates the innocence of a man condemned to hang at Newgate in a world that does not care much for justice. Cornwell's portrayal of a London hungry for death, and the flaws in the justice system, illuminate a time when the death penalty was commonplace and questions its place in our own time. ( ) hjjugovic | Jan 26, 2008 | A great one shot from Cornwell. I have truly become enamored with this man’s work and find even this stand alone a great read. Although not packed with wall-to-wall battle scenes like his other novels, Cornwell manages to capture the malaise and drama of the era. ( ) BruderBane | Feb 17, 2007 |  sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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