A Coin for the Hangman

<p><strong>A bookseller finds an old diary containing a condemned man's last words-but can they be trusted? A compelling book superbly plotted (Peter Lovesey author of <em>The Last Detective</em>).</strong></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Browsing through a collection of old volumes a bookseller comes across a diary-contained in it the final words of a man sentenced to die for murder addressed to his executioner. But after reading the journal the bookseller wonders if there was a miscarriage of justice? Did the wrong man go to the gallows? And is there any way to prove it?</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p><em>A Coin for the Hangman</em> is a mesmerising and thought-provoking work of historical fiction rich in detail and character that delves into questions of duty war innocence and guilt (<em>Crime Fiction Lover</em>).</p><p> </p><p><em>A Recommendation of the Walter Scott Prize Academy</em></p><p> </p><p>A fiendishly clever plot set in the aftermath of World War II. I thoroughly enjoyed it. -Minette Walters Edgar Award-winning author of <em>The Sculptress</em></p><p> </p><p>Capital punishment seems so alien to modern Britain that it is a shock to be reminded that just over fifty years ago there was a middle-aged man in a middle-ranking job in a London office who two or three times a year was paid six guineas to visit one of Britain's prisons and kill one of the prisoners. . . . A disturbing and poignant little novel. -<em>Historical Novels Review</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>A very moving piece of fiction. -<em>Crimesquad</em></p>