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100 1  Skelton, Douglas,|eauthor. 
245 13 An Honourable Thief :|bA must-read historical crime 
       thriller /|cDouglas Skelton. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bCanelo Digital 
       Publishing Ltd,|c2022. 
300    1 online resource (352 pages) 
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520    Introducing Jonas Flynt. Gambler. Thief. Killer. Man of 
       honour. 'Fast, furious and with a glint of gallows humour,
       this is high-octane historical fiction' Daily Mail 'High 
       adventure meets espionage thriller as Jonas Flynt battles 
       the tide of history and the deadly secrets of his own 
       past...' D. V. Bishop, author of City of Vengeance 'Reads 
       like a genuine eighteenth century spy novel. I see a long 
       future for Jonas Flynt' Ambrose Parry, author of The Way 
       of All Flesh 1715. Jonas Flynt , ex-soldier and reluctant 
       member of the Company of Rogues, a shady intelligence 
       group run by ruthless spymaster Nathaniel Charters , is 
       ordered to recover a missing document. Its contents could 
       prove devastating in the wrong hands. On her deathbed, the
       late Queen Anne may have promised the nation to her half-
       brother James , the Old Pretender, rather than the new 
       king, George I . But the will has been lost. It may decide
       the fate of the nation. The crown must recover it at all 
       costs. The trail takes Jonas from the dark and dangerous 
       streets of London to an Edinburgh in chaos. He soon 
       realises there are others on the hunt, and becomes 
       embroiled in a long overdue family reunion, a jail break 
       and a brutal street riot. When secrets finally come to 
       light, about the crown and about his own past, Jonas will 
       learn that some truths, once discovered, can never be 
       untold... An atmospheric and utterly compelling blend of 
       crime, history and thriller, to delight fans of S. J. 
       Parris, Andrew Taylor and C. J. Sansom. Praise for An 
       Honourable Thief 'Anyone who enjoys a good historical 
       mystery and likes an edgy, charismatic protagonist is 
       going to love the adventures of Douglas Skelton's new hero,
       Jonas Flynt' S.G. MacLean, author of The Seeker ' An 
       absolute triumph ... Five stars from me, and I look 
       forward to reading more of Jonas's adventures' James 
       Oswald, Sunday Times bestselling author ' Historical crime
       fiction at its absolute best . I loved it!' Marion Todd, 
       author of the Detective Clare Mackay series ' Pitch-
       perfect stuff . Like all great historical novels you'll 
       feel you're there! This is a departure for Skelton, who 
       seems born to write high-end historical fiction' Denzil 
       Meyrick, author of the DCI Daley thrillers 'Uniquely 
       combines a page-turning thriller with a perfectly evoked 
       sense of time and place. Powerful stuff from a master of 
       his craft ' Craig Russell, author of Hyde 'Skelton's 
       mastery of time and place inhabited with richly drawn 
       characters is a delight . It held me to the last 
       tantalising page' David Gilman, author of The Englishman 
       'Jonas Flynt is one of those characters you'll be rooting 
       for from the very first chapter ... it looks like Skelton 
       has found a new home writing first-class historical 
       fiction ' Alison Belsham, author of The Tattoo Thief 'This
       is a fascinating, totally engrossing historical novel. 
       Flynt is a most attractive, three-dimensional character 
       and the same is true of the world he moves through. A 
       brilliant, most enjoyable read ' Paul Doherty, author of 
       The Nightingale Gallery 'A cracking historical drama with 
       breathless pacing and knuckle-chewing tension, all shot 
       through with Skelton's deft characterisation and flashes 
       of pitch-black humour. The perfect read to lose yourself 
       in ' Neil Broadfoot, author of Falling Fast 'A compelling 
       tale of justice and vengeance, of intrigue and plotting, 
       all centred around a flawed 18th century Jack Reacher ' 
       Morgan Cry, author of Thirty-One Bones. 
588    Publisher metadata. 
650  0 Thieves|vFiction. 
650  7 FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical.|2bisacsh 
651  0 Edinburgh (Scotland)|vFiction. 
651  0 London (England)|vFiction. 
651  0 Great Britain|xHistory|yGeorge I, 1714-1727|vFiction. 
655  0 Electronic books. 
655  7 Novels.|2lcgft 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Action and adventure fiction.|2lcgft 
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