Date with the Executioner

enjoyed the latest in this series and was an easy going read and a simple plot without too many red herrings thrown in.......more

1817- Dawn breaks over London, and the scene is set for a duel between a lady's ardent admirers. Thief taker Paul Skillen has been teaching his friend, one of the duelists, Mark Bowerman how to shoot a pistol but Paul is not confident that his pupil will survive the duel. But someone has tipped off th......more

Twins Peter and Paul Skillen are skilled at finding criminals, much to the annoyance of the burgeoning Bow Street Runners. Instead of working together, the two factions are in competition and willing to block each other's attempts to solve the murder of Bowerman. The brothers are also drawn into a f......more

Excellent Regency crime drama. Will try to read more by this author.......more

First published in 2017, 'Date With the Executioner' is the 3rd in a series of murder mysteries set in London soon after the Napoleonic Wars. The stories feature twins Peter and Paul Skillen, who solve crimes in competition with the Bow Street Runners, hence the series title 'The Bow Street Rivals'.......more