Rune Saint John, last child of the fallen Sun Throne, is backed into a fight of high court magic and political appetites in a desperate bid to protect his ward, Max, from a forced marital alliance with the Hanged Man.
In this debut novel and series starter, the last member of a murdered House searches for a missing nobleman, and uncovers clues about his own tortured past.
The Hanged Man tells the story of this putative miracle--why it happened, what it meant, and how we know about it.
The Hanged Man is the first book all-new Gaslamp Fantasy series by P. N. Elrod.
But while he’s still agonizing over whether to tell Brand, a more pressing matter arises. Rune’s ward, Max, is nearly kidnapped by the Hanged Man, who has asserted a marriage claim on the young man.
Had he hung his hat on the peg of some quixotic dream? Prize-winning and best-selling author, and a former diplomat, Jean-Christophe Rufin brings Aurel to vivid life in this entertaining and gripping story.
Resuscitation of a Hanged Man is Denis Johnson's most fully realized novel to date, an enthralling and shattering reading experience, which probes the mysteries of faith, hope and love.
Unfortunately for Taavi, no one had come in, so when he'd gone into the back of the shop to get the water, ... Young women had always been their victims – trophies, as Mr Bone liked to think of them – but he would have happily killed ...
An outlaw condemned to be hanged threatens to wreak vengeance from the grave on those responsible for his death.
Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets and The Crime of Inspector Maigret.