Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • The Reckoning

  • By: James McGee
  • Narrated by: David Timson
  • Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (47 ratings)
Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
The Reckoning cover art

The Reckoning

By: James McGee
Narrated by: David Timson
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £13.00

Buy Now for £13.00

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

The Last Moriarty cover art
Secrets in the Stones cover art
An Honourable Thief cover art
Lord Edward's Archer cover art
Soldier of the Queen cover art
The Ashes of London cover art
The Affair of the Porcelain Dog cover art
Sherlock Holmes - Consulting Detective, Volume 1 cover art
The Sixth Victim cover art
Crimson Rose cover art
The Reaper's Breath cover art
Black December cover art
Steam, Smoke & Mirrors cover art
The Revenge of Frankenstein cover art
Dead Man's Land cover art
Shadow of the Serpent cover art

Summary

The sixth historical thriller featuring Matthew Hawkwood, Bow Street Runner and Spy, now hunting a killer on the loose in Regency London.

London, 1813: Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood is summoned to a burial ground and finds the corpse of a young woman murdered and cast into an open grave.

At first the death is deemed to be of little consequence. But when Chief Magistrate James Read receives a direct order from the Home Office to abandon the case, Hawkwood's interest is piqued.

His hunt for the killer will lead him from London's backstreets into the heart of a government determined to protect its secrets at all costs. Only Hawkwood's contacts within the criminal underworld can now help.

As the truth behind the girl's murder emerges, setting in motion a deadly chain of events, Hawkwood learns the true meaning of loyalty - and that the enemy is much closer to home than he ever imagined....

©2017 James McGee (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Irresistible...rambunctious entertainment." ( Observer)
"Rumbustious...a darkly attractive hero, terrific period atmosphere and action." ( The Times)
"Atmospheric and well researched...try it." ( Daily Mirror)

More from the same

What listeners say about The Reckoning

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    30
  • 4 Stars
    15
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    27
  • 4 Stars
    11
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    23
  • 4 Stars
    13
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

love hawkwood

superb story, can't wait for next one. number 6 in all, everyone brilliantly crafted. get them now.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great period crime novel and atmosphere.

Great period crime novel and atmosphere. The stench and dangers of Victorian London bought to life.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Just Excellent

I really enjoyed the whole series of these books and hope that there will be more to come . The character's in all of the series have been well thought out and thought provoking . Hawkwood himself a great character as are is underworld mates . The narrator is just the best in my opinion and cannot be beaten . I certainly hope that we have not heard the last of captain Hawkwood .

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful