by Bernard Cornwell · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788435017473
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«El ladrón de la horca» is the historical novel by Bernard Cornwell, published by Edhasa in paperback (432 pages, in Spanish).
After Waterloo, soldier Rider Sandman agrees to gather evidence against painter Charles Corday, accused of the rape and death of a countess. Finding signs of his innocence, he steps into a hornet's nest and races against time to prevent an unjust execution. The novel portrays the judicial and penitentiary London of the early 19th century.
Published in Edhasa's Pocket collection as number 247, in a translation by Pere Muñoz. The original title of the work is Gallows Thief.
Aimed at readers of historical adventure fiction, especially those who follow the work of Bernard Cornwell.
Bernard Cornwell is an English author of historical novels and a history of the Waterloo campaign. He is best known for his long-running series of novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe. He has also written The Saxon Stories, a series of thirteen novels about the unification of England.
