The Black Hand

The Black Hand"This atmospheric historical thriller is as good as it gets" (Julia Spencer Fleming, author of I Shall Not Want) in the evocative Barker and Llewelyn series as mysterious murders hint at a dark conspiracy in the heart of London. When an Italian assassin's body is found floating in a barrel in Victorian London's East End, enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn are called in to investigate. Soon corpses begin to appear all over

"This atmospheric historical thriller is as good as it gets" (Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of I Shall Not Want) in the evocative Barker and Llewelyn series as mysterious murders hint at a dark conspiracy in the heart of London.

When an Italian assassin's body is found floating in a barrel in Victorian London's East End, enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn are called in to investigate. Soon corpses begin to appear all over London, each accompanied by a Mafia Black Hand note. As Barker and Llewelyn dig deeper, they become entangled in the vendettas of rival Italian syndicates--and it is no longer clear who is a friend or foe.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: 07/01/2008
ISBN: 9781416558958
Pages: 289
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.52w x 0.67d
Award: Oklahoma Book Award - Finalist
Award: Shamus Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2008 pg. 461
Booklist 05/01/2008 pg. 18
Publishers Weekly 05/26/2008 pg. 41
Library Journal 07/15/2008 pg. 48
New York Times Book Review 07/27/2008 pg. 26