The Executioners Heart, George Mann
The Executioners Heart, George Mann
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The Executioner's Heart

Author: George Mann

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 9 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/04/2013

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

In Executioner's Heart-- the fourth Newbury & Hobbes steampunk mystery from George Mann--the detectives are up against the most frightening villainess England has yet seen. It' s normal for Charles Bainbridge, Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard, to be called to the scene of a crime, but this is the third murder in quick succession where the victim' s chest has been cracked open and their heart torn out. Bainbridge suspects there' s a symbolic reason for the stolen hearts, so he sends for supernatural specialist Sir Maurice Newbury and his determined assistant, Miss Veronica Hobbes. Unfortunately, neither of them are in much shape to take the case. Veronica has been hunting for some way to alleviate the mysterious forces that have been hounding her family of late, and Newbury has been retained by a private client: Edward, Prince of Wales, who's concerned that his mother, the Queen of England, is losing her grip on the nation. However, the two detectives pull together long enough to determine that the killings may be the work of a mercenary known as the Executioner. French, uncannily beautiful, her flesh covered in tattoos and inlaid with precious metals, the Executioner is famed throughout Europe, with legends going back for hundreds of years. Something is keeping her in a form of living stasis, but her heart is damaged, leaving her an emotionless shell, inexplicably driven to collect her victims' hearts as trophies. Who is the Executioner targeting, and who hired her? Why has Veronica stopped trusting Bainbridge? What does the Prince of Wales really want? These are just some of the mysteries that Newbury and Hobbes will confront on the way to unearthing the secret of the Executioner' s Heart.

About George Mann

GEORGE MANN is the author of the Newbury & Hobbes Investigations, beginning with The Affinity Bridge, and other works of fiction including Ghosts of Manhattan and official Doctor Who tie-in material. He edited the Solaris Book of New Science Fiction anthology series and The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Milou on January 30, 2019

Do you know those books you love so much you cannot help but give a 5* rating, even though they have their flaws? This is one of those books for me... We once again find ourselves in the company of Sir Newbury and Miss Hobbes, as well as their friend inspector Bainbridge in a steampunk, Victorian Lon......more

Goodreads review by Jane on December 13, 2013

This review was first published by the Historical Novel Society. I received a free copy of the book. This novel is the fourth in a series of fantasy/steampunk adventures featuring detectives Sir Maurice Newbury and Veronica Hobbes. For the purposes of this review it is considered on its individual me......more

Goodreads review by WayneM0 on August 16, 2019

A good entry into the Hobbes and Newbury series. Excellent world building and really evoked the sense of Victorian England. It seems very similar to the London we know but then so different with the steampunk elements. It's very enthralling. The characters are really developing and it's certainly wort......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on April 27, 2020

Another fine entry in the Newbury and Hobbes series. The author has proven adept at combining the world building of Victorian era London with well-rounded (yet flawed) characters, an intriguing mystery plot, and a deadly villain. Adventure at every turn. I've not had good luck in my steampunk selecti......more

Goodreads review by David on June 27, 2013

Following hot on the heels of the events in 'The Immorality Engine', George Mann brings us the fourth installment in his highly entertaining Newbury & Hobbes series of novels. Thrusting us right back into a steampunk London of machines, monsters and madmen, we once again find ourselves in the company......more