Blog Tour- The Hanging Women - 18/6/18
Blog Tour
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Book Information
Purchase Link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hanging-Women-John-Mead/dp/1912362058
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My Review
4☆ A Suspenseful Read
The Hanging Women is very different, it felt like a historical crime thriller/ mystery.
There is plenty of intrigue, crime, secrets, lies, corruption to keep the reader on their toes.
When two very different women are found murdered and hung up in such a way it represents treachery.
One of the ladies black, the other white, what is the connection? You will just have to read it to find out.
Jack Stevens ex sheriff can't resist getting involved with the case, after all he did find the two women, so it's only fair he works on the case.
What follows is a cat and mouse chase to find out more and solve the case. However things are not always so straight forward, when deceit and corruption plays a big part.
Can Stevens seek Justice for the Hanging Women?
He isn't about to give up without a fight.
Although I imagine not everyone will like Stevens, he's a tad rude, an alcoholic, a womanizer. But he is determined and won't give up.
The Hanging Women is a nice paced historical crime fiction, there are plenty of quirky characters, it's a suspenseful and thrilling read that draws you in.
Definitely recommend if you love historical fiction, mystery and good police procedural.
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Author Bio
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The Hanging Women
by John Mead
On my blog today I have the pleasure of sharing with you......
The Hanging Women
I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources and John Mead for inviting me on the blog tour
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Book Information
A historical crime thriller set in 1886 Chicago; the power house of America, a sink of corruption and vice which is haunted by riots and gangland killings. A story of weak men and strong women.
Jack Stevens discovers the bodies of two women, Philomena Blackstaff and Mary Walsh, tied together and hung by their ankles in a position resembling the symbol for treachery as depicted on tarot cards. Though retired and now wealthy, Stevens is an ex-sheriff and involves himself in the subsequent investigation.
As a result of Jack `stealing' Philomena's diary and his association with the Pinkerton detective agency, it is discovered that Mary Walsh worked undercover for the Pinkertons, investigating the Knights of Labour (the fastest growing workers' rights movements in America of the late 1800's). The women had been working together, tracing the man who was selling guns and dynamite to the more extremest factions of the workers movement. This led them to Ruby's, a secret `nightclub for deviants', where Stevens and Inspector O'Leary believe the pair fell foul of the man they were looking for, gang leader Joseph Mannheim.
With the May 4th Haymarket riots and bombings looming, Stevens must uncover the truth about The Hanging Women before it's too late.
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My Review
4☆ A Suspenseful Read
The Hanging Women is very different, it felt like a historical crime thriller/ mystery.
There is plenty of intrigue, crime, secrets, lies, corruption to keep the reader on their toes.
When two very different women are found murdered and hung up in such a way it represents treachery.
One of the ladies black, the other white, what is the connection? You will just have to read it to find out.
Jack Stevens ex sheriff can't resist getting involved with the case, after all he did find the two women, so it's only fair he works on the case.
What follows is a cat and mouse chase to find out more and solve the case. However things are not always so straight forward, when deceit and corruption plays a big part.
Can Stevens seek Justice for the Hanging Women?
He isn't about to give up without a fight.
Although I imagine not everyone will like Stevens, he's a tad rude, an alcoholic, a womanizer. But he is determined and won't give up.
The Hanging Women is a nice paced historical crime fiction, there are plenty of quirky characters, it's a suspenseful and thrilling read that draws you in.
Definitely recommend if you love historical fiction, mystery and good police procedural.
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Author Bio
John was born in the mid-fifties in Dagenham, London, on part of the largest council estate ever built, and was the first pupil from his local secondary modern school to attend university. He has now taken early retirement to write, having spent the first part of his life working in education and the public sector. He was the director of a college, a senior school inspector for a local authority, and was head of a unit for young people with physical and mental health needs. When he is not travelling, going to the theatre or the pub, he writes.
His inspiration for his debut novel came whilst attending a lecture in Denver about the history of the American midwest, describing a time and place that was very different from that espoused by popular culture, which started him thinking this would make a excellent period in which to set a crime story.
His book describes how Chicago was a prototype of much that we consider both good and bad in the current age, it had a vibrancy and decadence that allowed a few enterprising individuals to prosper whilst violence and intolerance held back many others. The situation for some African Americans and women was improving but it was still a time when to be anything other than white and male made you a second class citizen. The city was the manufacturing and transport hub of America, the vast influx of immigrants swelling its already booming population brought great wealth but also corruption and criminality. The midwest and Chicago typified a way of life, the ‘gun culture’ which is a euphemism for individualism, from which much of modern American social values have grown.
His inspiration for his debut novel came whilst attending a lecture in Denver about the history of the American midwest, describing a time and place that was very different from that espoused by popular culture, which started him thinking this would make a excellent period in which to set a crime story.
His book describes how Chicago was a prototype of much that we consider both good and bad in the current age, it had a vibrancy and decadence that allowed a few enterprising individuals to prosper whilst violence and intolerance held back many others. The situation for some African Americans and women was improving but it was still a time when to be anything other than white and male made you a second class citizen. The city was the manufacturing and transport hub of America, the vast influx of immigrants swelling its already booming population brought great wealth but also corruption and criminality. The midwest and Chicago typified a way of life, the ‘gun culture’ which is a euphemism for individualism, from which much of modern American social values have grown.
John is currently working on a trilogy of novels set in modern day London. These police procedurals examine the darker side of modern life in the East End of the city: a Whitechapel noir.
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If you enjoyed My Post then please Share so we can get Everyone Reading and Talking about...... The Hanging Women by John Mead
You can also follow along with the Blog Tour by Checking out the Poster Below ⬇️
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