A Death at Fountains Abbey, Antonia Hodgson
A Death at Fountains Abbey, Antonia Hodgson
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A Death at Fountains Abbey

Author: Antonia Hodgson

Narrator: Joseph Kloska

Unabridged: 9 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/25/2016

Synopsis

Late spring, 1728 and Thomas Hawkins has left London for the wild beauty of Yorkshire - forced on a mission he can't refuse. John Aislabie, one of the wealthiest men in England, has been threatened with murder. Blackmailed into investigating, Tom must hunt down those responsible, or lose the woman he loves forever.

Since Aislabie is widely regarded as the architect of the greatest financial swindle ever seen, there is no shortage of suspects.

Far from the ragged comforts of home, Tom and his ward Sam Fleet enter a world of elegant surfaces and hidden danger. The great estate is haunted by family secrets and simmering unease. Someone is determined to punish John Aislabie - and anyone who stands in the way. As the violence escalates and shocking truths are revealed, Tom is dragged, inexorably, towards the darkest night of his life.

Inspired by real characters, events and settings, A Death at Fountains Abbey is a gripping standalone historical thriller. It also continues the story that began with the award-winning The Devil in the Marshalsea and The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins.

(P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton

About Antonia Hodgson

Antonia Hodgson has written four acclaimed historical crime novels. She won the CWA Historical Dagger for The Devil in the Marshalsea, and her work has also been shortlisted for numerous awards including the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year. Antonia's first (unpublished) novel was a gothic fantasy and she always dreamed of writing an epic series, given the chance. The Raven Scholar was released to widespread acclaim in 2025 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller. She is now busy finishing its sequel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Keith on June 28, 2016

In the 1720s Tom Hawkins, rake and hapless bon-viveur, has been sent by the queen on a mission to Yorkshire – to recover an account book relating to the South Sea Share scandal which might reflect very badly on the royal family. While resident at the house of John Aislabie, the man who had been Chan......more

Goodreads review by Essie on September 15, 2016

I've enjoyed every one of the novels in this series. Tom Hawkins is definitely one of my favourite fictional characters. Great charm and a rollicking story in this fabulous Georgian mystery.......more

Goodreads review by Marguerite on October 08, 2018

This is the third Thomas Hawkins book, and I think the best so far. I love Thomas, the most unlikely of heroes and sleuths, who is known as 'half-hanged Hawkins' and granted mystical qualities by some for having escaped the noose - or rather survived the noose. It's left a deep impression on him, th......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on October 24, 2018

Five star book. Five star writing! Five star series! Can't miss on this Georgian mystery, third book of the Thomas Hawkins series! This is one of those rare occasions, for me, where the ebook was unavailable in English and I had to order the paperback edition from a publishing house in the UK! Well w......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on September 05, 2016

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! I loved this every bit as much as her first two novels. This novel has a fantastic historical atmosphere, a cracking pace, a good mystery and it is witty in all the right places. I just love the characters of Tom and Kitty. I really hope there will be many more novel......more

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Through an admirable amount of research the award-winning author has used real people, events and settings to create a delightfully enjoyable standalone thriller. It crackles with wit and charm and cements Hawkins' place as the most lovable rogue in historical fiction. Daily Express

A tale that more than matches its predecessors for pace and atmosphere. The Sunday Times

I love Antonia Hodgson's slightly wicked sense of humour and it's put to good use here and her clear affection for Tom and Kitty and Sam, as well as her enthusiasm for the period, is infectious. This is such a strong series and I hope it goes on and on. For Winter Nights

Antonia Hodgson weaves a fantastic tale of both fact and fiction and emerges with a thoroughly enjoyable romp of a story. Nudge

A cracking murder mystery...The writing is clever, witty, eloquent and gripping, a real pleasure to read...you can almost feel that you are living in 18th century London. Historical fiction fans will lap this up, as did I. Breakaway Reviewers

A glorious Georgian mystery...irresistible

Hodgson's firm grip of characterisation and plot produces an occasionally outrageous, mischievous, entertaining and immensely enjoyable adventure story from its dramatic prologue to its chilling finale. Crime Review

A delightfully enjoyable standalone thriller. It crackles with wit and charm and cements Hawkins'place as the most lovable rogue in historical fiction ***** Daily Express

Sharp, funny and wearing its antiquity lightly, this is historical crime that contemporary readers can relate to Sunday Times, Crime Book Club of the Month

A new book in Antonia Hodgson's Tom Hawkins series is a longed-for event and A Death at Fountains Abbey satisfies that longing from start to finish The Bookbag

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