Andrei Baltakmens: 2 books

“We are transported. We are consigned to the ends of the Earth. And we are therefore as good as dead to the realm and its judges. There can be no hope of reprieve…” Gabriel Carver, the convict hangman of Sydney Prison, knows that none of his kind may depart Australia’s penal colony...

"Baltakmens captures the flavor and scope of classic British fiction." —Kirkus Reviews "This atmospheric, character-driven, and plot-twisty bildungsroman is a worthy paean to Oliver Twist and Great Expectations."—Booklist A Murder. A Fall from Grace. A Mysterious...