The Black Hand : A Barker & Llewelyn Novel (Paperback)

from bcquinnsmom

Thomas' new novel, "The Black Hand" is number 5 in the Cyrus Barker/Thomas Llewelyn series. In this installment, the two enquiry agents are hired by the government to try to thwart the establishment of a group of Sicilians known collectively as the Mafia from infiltrating the British underworld. ...

from nmele

The fifth in the series sees Barker and Llewellyn take on the Mafia, with help from socialist dockworkers, fisherman and the Camorra. Again, the identity of the villain was obvious, but the details and the unveiling of more of Barker's history kept me reading and enjoying this one.

from Cascadian

As any reasonably serious reader knows, one of the disadvantages of having an author whose next release you're always anxiously awaiting is that once the new book comes out, you tend to devour it quickly. You savor the experience, but then, almost before you know it, are left asking, once again, ...

from horacewimsey

Another great installment in the Barker/Llwelyn series. Atleast as good as its predecessors. Nineteenth century London is as good as it gets for detective fiction.

from cathyskye

With each mystery in this series, author Will Thomas explores another area of Victorian London. In The Black Hand, after the body of a well-known Italian assassin is found floating in a barrel in the Thames, we're taken to Clerkenwell. It seems that Sicily has grown too small and the Mafia is see...