The testimony of the hanged man - Ann Granger

A hanged man would say anything to save his life.
But what if his testimony is true?

When Inspector Ben Ross is called to Newgate Prison by a man condemned to die by the hangman's noose he isn't expecting to give any credence to the man's testimony.
But the account of a murder he witnessed over seventeen years ago is so utterly believeable that Ben can't help wondering if what he's heard is true.


It's too late to save the man's life, but it's not too late to investigate a murder that has gone undetected for all these years.

Ann Granger has lived in cities all over the world, since for many years she worked in British embassies as far apart as Munich and Lusaka. She is now permanently based in Oxfordshire.

Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent
The Times

The reader can expect a treat. Lively, different and fun
Yorkshire Post

The plot is neat and ingenious ... a pleasure to read
Ham and High

She is on to another winner
Birmingham Post