The Betrayal of Thomas True av A. J. West

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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. <BR/> <BR/> 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.<BR/> <BR/> 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.<BR/> <BR/> Can Gabriel unmask the traitor before it's too late? Can he save hapless Thomas from peril, and their own impossible love?<BR/> <BR/> Set amidst the hidden world of Georgian London’s 'gay' scene, <I>The Betrayal of Thomas True</I> is a brutal and