Matt Fullerty writes novels about chess, crime and conmen, namely a chess prodigy, a murderess and an art forger.

Extract (from The Murderess and the Hangman)

For the prologue and first three chapters of The Murderess and the Hangman, click the following links:

• Prologue
  

     (The Prison Sleeps)

• Chapter One
  

     (A School for Pickpockets)

• Chapter Two
  

        (The Shoemaker of Horncastle) 

• Chapter Three
  

     (Richmond, A Nice Place to Live)

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This is the gallows at Wandsworth Prison, London, similar to the ones used to execute Kate Webster in 1879. Note the nearby lever to activate the 'long drop.' The room was a self-enclosed execution chamber, and portable. 

 

It was known affectionately as "The Cold Meat Shed."

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Hello! I'm happy to report that I've written about half of my second novel The Murderess and the Hangman, about 52,000 words. I aim to make it past 90-100,000 words, but that remains to be seen. All in all, I should have a complete draft in October / November.  

 

Please see this link for more details about The Murderess and the Hangman. I just hope you like murder and mayhem, hangings, detective fiction, a grimy London of the nineteenth century, and a female killer. Hopefully this book brings them all to life. As Russ Abbott would say, "I love a party with an atmosphere." 

Right, back to it!

Happy reading, and happy writing!

Matt Fullerty

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