The Betrayal of Thomas True : This year's most devastating, unforgettable historical thriller - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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 devastatingly beautiful, brutal, raucous and tender historical thriller - a Top Ten�Sunday Times�bestseller!**WINNER of the CWA Historical DAGGER 2025***`Heartbreaking, beautiful, lyrical. I was captivated . you won't want to put it down'�Catriona Ward�`Utterly thrilling'�Elizabeth MacNeal�`An immersive, illuminating and exceptionally entertaining novel'�Matt Cain�`Stunning and powerful . You'll never forget�Thomas�True'�Janice Hallett�`A clever mystery, a powerful love story . affected me more than anything I've read in a long time'�Gareth Brown**WINNER OF THE HWA DEBUT CROWN****THE TOP TEN�Sunday Times�BESTSELLER****SHORTLISTED for Booksellers Association Author of the Year**_________________�The�only�sin is betrayal.�It is the year 1715, and�Thomas�True�has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One night, lost amongst the squalor of London's hidden back streets, he finds himself drawn into the outrageous underworld of the molly houses. �Meanwhile, carpenter Gabriel Griffin struggles to hide his double life as Lotty, the molly's stoic guard. When a young man is found murdered, he realises there is a rat amongst them, betraying their secrets to a pair of murderous Justices. �Can Gabriel unmask the traitor before they hang? Can he save hapless�Thomas�from peril, and their own forbidden love?�Set amidst the buried streets of Georgian London,�The Betrayal of�Thomas�True�is a brutal and devastating thriller, where love must overcome evil, and the only�true�sin is betrayal._______________________�`Quite simply divine . had me in all sorts of tears'�Jennie Godfrey`A vivid exploration of a largely forgotten aspect of London's past . as compelling as West's debut'�The Times�`A darkly thrilling romp that simmers with sinister menace and illicit temptation'�Susan Stokes-Chapman�`An unforgettable combination of historical thriller, love story and heartbreaking tragedy'�Heat�`Ingeniously plotted, vivid and memorable'�Historical Novel Society�`Electric . an unputdownable read'�Attitude Magazine���`An epic adventure of love in a time of danger'�Hallie Rubenhold�`An exuberant, moving story'�Rosie Andrews�`Vivid, impressive and utterly immersive . I was weeping by the final pages. Masterful'�D.V. Bishop�`A devastating story told with great power'�Christopher Stephens�`You are instantly immersed in the perilous, hot, exciting, plot-swirling world of Mollies'�Felice Picano`You'll smile, you'll gasp, you'll cry'�Essie Fox�`Hugely entertaining'�Anna Mazzola�`Bursting with memorable characters and stunning imagery'�Sean Lusk`Brilliantly researched and lavishly written'�Emma Stonex�`Like a modern Fielding'�Kate Griffin`Hypnotic. A hurtling tale of deception and self-discovery'�James�Cahill`Very, very good'�Stephen Fry`There has never been a book that made me cry . until today'�Suzie Edge�`Fierce, funny, and fabulous . an important and deeply moving story'�Jonathan Harvey�`A beautiful, dark love story set in the fetid streets of Georgian London . unputdownable'�Gareth Russell�`A beautifully told story that broke my heart and energised my soul'�Tracy King�`The wit of Wilde still lives!'�Gyles Brandreth�`A gripping epic tale . a powerful new voice in historical fiction'�Gill Paul�`A picaresque gay romp through 18th-century London, with a dark and troubling heart'�Annie Garthwaite