The Betrayal of Thomas True SIGNED LIMITED FIRST UK EDITION W/ SPRAYED EDGES

London: Orenda Books, 2024. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by A. J. West in ink at title page. Hand-numbered 782/1500. 8 1/4" X 5 1/4". 307pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in silver. Decorative sprayed edges are clean and un-marred. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. A very presentable signed limited first edition.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:
It is the year 1710, 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 silent guard. When the queen of all 'he-harlots', Mother Clap, confides in him about a deadly threat, he realises his friends are facing imminent execution.

To the horror of all mollies, there is a rat amongst them, betraying their secrets to a pair of murderous Justices, hell-bent on punishing sinners with the noose.

Can Gabriel unmask the traitor before it's too late? Can he save hapless Thomas from peril, and their own impossible love?

Set amidst the hidden world of Georgian London's gay scene, The Betrayal of Thomas True is a brutal and devastating thriller, where love must overcome evil, and the only true sin is betrayal...(Publisher).