Hawksmoor – Peter Ackroyd

Nicholas Hawksmoor, a detective in contemporary London, investigates murders that mirror the sacrifices from 300 years before…

1. New Churches – Nicholas Dyer, an 18th-century architect, builds churches to the glory of God, but underpins them with his secret obsession with the old religion.
2. Suspicion – 18th century architect Nicholas Dyer is under suspicion, and a series of modern murders baffle Nicholas Hawksmoor.

Starring Philip Jackson.

Peter Ackroyd’s acclaimed novel, first published in 1985.