" Young Byron thundered on. 'Is there not blood enough on your penal code, that more must be poured forth to ascend to Heaven and testify against you? … Will you erect a gibbet in every field and hang up men like scarecrows?'
Gazing around at the sea of implacable faces, Chase was certain he knew the answer to that question. "

― S.K. Rizzolo , Blood for Blood (John Chase/Penelope Wolfe Regency Mysteries #2)