Thomas Mogford is the author of a series of crime novels about a lawyer from Gibraltar named Spike Sanguinetti. The first in the series, Shadow of the Rock, was a Spectator ‘Book of the Year’, and was shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association ‘Dagger’ award for best debut novel. Both the sequel, Sign of the Cross, and follow-up, Hollow Mountain, were shortlisted for Crimefest’s ‘eDunnit’ award, while the fourth book, Sleeping Dogs, was selected as one of the Guardian‘s ‘Best Holiday Reads’. The latest Sanguinetti, A Thousand Cuts, was praised by The Sunday Times as ‘a traditional — and thoroughly satisfying — crime novel’.
Thomas also writes historical fiction as T.L. Mogford. The Plant Hunter (2022) was a Daily Telegraph ‘Book of the Summer’, and was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. He is currently at work on a new historical novel, a heist story set in the lucrative world of the 17th-century English saffron industry.
PRAISE FOR THOMAS MOGFORD:
“Evocative, engrossing and entertaining.” THE TIMES
“Prose as pretty as a Tuscan villa.” THE INDIAN EXPRESS
“A new, intriguing voice.” SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
“Hang on for twists, layers of deception and unexpected betrayals.” LIBRARY JOURNAL
“Recommended for holiday reading.” FRONT ROW, BBC RADIO 4
“Popular fiction at its best.” SUSAN HILL, SPECTATOR
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