The Betrayal of Thomas True

By A.J. West,

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Book description

Set in the buried streets of Georgian London and the outrageous underworld of the molly houses, a carpenter hiding a double life searches for a traitor who is betraying the secrets of the mollies. The visceral, raucous, tender and utterly enchanting historical thriller by the award-winning author of The Spirit…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Betrayal of Thomas True as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book was an interesting retelling of the Molly House story, merged with a "who-done-it". The author had clearly done a lot of research onto the era and Molly houses of the time, and as a reader it felt like you were immerged into the world of the Molly houses.

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