• Rebellion

  • By: James McGee
  • Narrated by: David Timson
  • Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Rebellion

By: James McGee
Narrated by: David Timson
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Publisher's summary

Rebellion is brewing in Napoleonic Paris, in the new action-packed novel from the author of the best-selling Ratcatcher.

October, 1812: Britain and France are still at war. France is engaged on two battle fronts - Spain and Russia - and her civilians are growing weary of the fight. Rebellion is brewing. Since Napoleon Bonaparte appointed himself as First Consul, there have been several attempts to either kill or overthrow him. All have failed, so far.…

Meanwhile in London, Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood has been seconded to the foreign arm of the Secret Service. There, he meets the urbane Henry Brooke, who tells him he’s to join a colleague in Paris on a special mission. Brooke's agent has come up with a daring plan and he needs Hawkwood's help to put it into action. If the plan is successful it could lead to a negotiated peace treaty between France and the allies. Failure would mean prison, torture, and a meeting with the guillotine….

©2013 James McGee (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

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

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