Historical crime and mysteries
Pan Macmillan Homecoming: A Sweeping, Intergenerational Epic
Book Synopsis‘If you haven’t read Kate Morton before, do yourself a favour’ – Graham Norton, broadcaster and bestselling author of Home StretchA breathtaking mystery of love, lies and a cold case come back to life, Homecoming is an immersive, twisting epic from the bestselling Kate Morton, told with her trademark intricacy and beauty.Adelaide Hills, 1959. At the end of a scorching hot day, in the grounds of a grand country house, a local man makes a terrible discovery. Police are called, and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most mystifying murder investigations in the history of Australia.London, 2018. Jess is a journalist in search of a story. Having lived and worked in London for nearly two decades, a phone call summons her back to Sydney, where her beloved grandmother, Nora, has suffered a fall and is seriously ill in hospital.Seeking comfort in her past, Jess discovers a true crime book at Nora’s house chronicling a long-buried police case: the Turner Family Tragedy of 1959. And within its pages she finds a shocking personal connection to this notorious event – a crime that has never truly been solved.An epic novel that spans generations, Homecoming asks what we would do for those we love and how we protect the lies we tell.Readers love Homecoming by Kate Morton . . .‘Will leave you glued to the very last page’‘Plenty of turns to keep you guessing’‘Heartbreaking, beautifully written and superbly constructed’Trade ReviewHomecoming is Kate Morton at her very best. A lush, rich, beautiful novel, set against the vibrant, immense backdrop of Australia -- Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of Firefly Lane and The Four WindsIf you’re a fan of Kate Morton you will love it. If you haven’t read Kate Morton before, do yourself a favour. It is a treat; it is a big deep-dive, twisty-turny yarn. It is fantastic -- Graham NortonKate Morton is the author who made me fall in love with dual-timescale storylines. An epic novel about a 1959 murder case in South Australia that has never fully been solved, this is one to devour on holiday * Prima *An unsolved murder, a host of family secrets and three generations of women shape Morton's captivating novel. It’s a sweeping yet intimate tale of motherhood and belonging, loss and longing . . . * Mail on Sunday *A historical mystery that weaves themes of love, family and secrets in a Gothic Australian landscape * BBC Radio 4's Open Book *Prepare yourself for a thriller that will chill you to the bone * Woman's Own *An eerie epic . . . There are beautiful descriptions of the region’s landscape and canny insights into the neighborhood’s tight-knit community. This is Morton’s best yet * Publisher's Weekly *In true Kate Morton style, this is an immersive and intricately plotted intergenerational historical mystery that weaves themes of love, family and secrets * Culturefly *
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HarperCollins Publishers AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Book SynopsisThe book that topped the international online poll held in Agatha Christie's 125th birthday year to discover which of her 80 crime books was the world's favourite. 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen mysteriously absent, they are each accused of a terrible crime. When one of the party dies suddenly they realise they may be harbouring a murderer among their number. The 10 strangers include a reckless playboy, a troubled Harley Street doctor, a formidable judge, an uncouth detective, an unscrupulous mercenary, a God-fearing spinster, two restless servants, a highly decorated general and an anxious secretary. One by one they are picked off. Who will survive? And who is the killer? Copies of an ominous nursery rhyme hang in each room, the murders mimicking the awful fates of its 'Ten Little Soldier BoTrade Review‘One of the very best, most genuinely bewildering Christies.’Observer ‘The most astonishingly impudent, ingenious and altogether successful mystery story since The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.’Daily Herald ‘One of the most ingenious thrillers in many a day.’Time Magazine ‘There is no doubt that this is a highly ingenious jigsaw by a master of puzzling.’Books ‘There is no cheating; the reader is just bamboozled in a straightforward way from first to last… The most colossal achievement of a colossal career. The book must rank with Mrs Christie’s previous best – on the top notch of detection.’New Statesman ‘The whole thing is utterly impossible and utterly fascinating. It is the most baffling mystery Agatha Christie has ever written.’New York Times
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Quercus Publishing The Stolen Heart
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Allison & Busby Knave of Diamonds
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Penguin Books Ltd The Midnight Carousel
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Canelo The Case of the Mad Doctor
Book SynopsisJamaica, 1772. The wheel of justice is turning. The winds of change blow straight.On the island of Jamaica, people are going missing. Rumours have landed in England of fraud, foul play, and even murder.Isaiah Ollenu, law clerk and aspiring esquire, is busy with making his mark as the only black man in the courts of Bristol. However, his studies are interrupted when barrister John Dunne gives him the task of investigating the disappearances and putting such rumours to bed.Joined by insurance man Reuban Ashby, Ollenu boards the Isabella and makes way for the shores of Jamaica. Confronted by nightmarish creatures, vengeful spirits and untoward characters, Ollenu and Ashby's journey is not quite the simple task it was set out to be especially when the scales of justice are always unfairly weighted.A story of Law, Legends, and Liberation, by PD Lennon, for fans of __, ____ and ____.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Pendergast
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Northodox Press Adelphi
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Faber & Faber Christine Falls
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Allison & Busby Murder on the Great Northern Railway
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Allison & Busby Murder at St Pauls Cathedral
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Canelo Blood Caste
Book SynopsisIs Jack the Ripper at large once again in Victorian India? A sensational debut from a thrilling new voice in historical crime fiction
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Allison & Busby The American Suspect
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Canelo Ship of Thieves
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Allison & Busby The Surgeons House
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Allison & Busby Beattie Cavendish and the Highland Hideaway
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Hodder & Stoughton The Edinburgh Murders
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Quercus Publishing The Bookseller of Inverness: The Waterstones
Book Synopsis A GRIPPING HISTORICAL THRILLER SET IN INVERNESS IN THE WAKE OF THE 1746 BATTLE OF CULLODEN.'This slice of historical fiction takes you on a wild ride' THE TIMESAfter Culloden, Iain MacGillivray was left for dead on Drummossie Moor. Wounded, his face brutally slashed, he survived only by pretending to be dead as the Redcoats patrolled the corpses of his Jacobite comrades.Six years later, with the clan chiefs routed and the Highlands subsumed into the British state, Iain lives a quiet life, working as a bookseller in Inverness. One day, after helping several of his regular customers, he notices a stranger lurking in the upper gallery of his shop, poring over his collection. But the man refuses to say what he's searching for and only leaves when Iain closes for the night.The next morning Iain opens up shop and finds the stranger dead, his throat cut, and the murder weapon laid out in front of him - a sword with a white cockade on its hilt, the emblem of the Jacobites. With no sign of the killer, Iain wonders whether the stranger discovered what he was looking for - and whether he paid for it with his life. He soon finds himself embroiled in a web of deceit and a series of old scores to be settled in the ashes of war.******************PRAISE FOR THE BOOKSELLER OF INVERNESS'Fresh and intriguing . . . Her best yet' ANDREW TAYLOR'Everything you could ask for from a historical thriller' ANTONIA HODGSON'An intricately wrought, compulsively page-turning tale' CRAIG RUSSELL'A first rate historical thriller' 5* READER REVIEW'From the moment I began reading I was hooked' 5* READER REVIEW'Hugely entertaining . . . fast paced, twisting and turning' 5* READER REVIEWTrade ReviewDelivers everything you could possibly want from a historical crime novel, and then gives you a bit more on top. The Jacobites are a perennially fascinating subject, the ultimate forlorn hope of history, and MacLean provides a fresh and intriguing slant on it, clearly based on rock-solid research. She paints a memorable and densely textured picture of post-Culloden Inverness and its surroundings. She's on home ground here, and it shows. Her best yet * Andrew Taylor *The Bookseller of Inverness is everything you could ask for from a historical thriller - gripping, immersive and filled with intriguing characters. S.G. MacLean can make any period sing with life. If you've not read her before, this is the perfect place to start * Antonia Hodgson *S. G. MacLean just goes from strength to strength. The Bookseller of Inverness is an intricately wrought, compulsively page-turning tale of intrigue set in a post-Rebellion Scotland so perfectly conjured and so convincing that you can smell the heather and taste the blood * Craig Russell *Well-written and well-plotted, MacLean is gifted with a writing style that blends literary storytelling with a fast-paced mystery * Scottish Field *This is an expertly plotted crime thriller built around the complexities of Jacobite histories: Walter Scott meets tartan noir * The Times *With its superbly realised scenes and spirited narration, this slice of historical fiction takes you on a wild ride * The Times Audio Book of the Week *An excellent work of historical fiction: rooted in fact ... with the imagined characters and situations seamlessly stitched into recorded reality * Literary Review *A gripping and thought-provoking novel. Highly recommended * Historical Novel Review *A twisting, absorbing plot * Sunday Times *A triumphant return to Scotland for S. G. MacLean * Historia *
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Canelo A Thiefs Blood
Book SynopsisA city on the brink of civil war. A madman pulling the strings.A family is found butchered in a dismal room in the Rookery, London's poorest district. Not even their small children are left alive.Most of the authorities pay scant attention, except for Thieftaker General Jonathan Wild. Intrigued by this development, Colonel Nathaniel Charters tasks his most trusted operative, Jonas Flynt, with discovering why.When another family is murdered just as brutally, Flynt uncovers evidence of a simmering conflict between rival gangs, with Wild seemingly desperate to keep a lid on the slaughter.The question for Flynt is how deep is his new friend The Admiral, a gang leader, involved, and is he capable of killing innocents? Or is there someone else in London, more dangerous and more deranged, with blood on their hands?A scintillating serial killer thriller set amidst the dirt and grime of Georgian London, the next thrilling instalment in the McIlvanney longlisted Company of Rogues series.
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Random House Murder At Midwinter
Book SynopsisAda Moncrieff is the author of Murder Most Festive and Murder at the Theatre Royale. She lives and works in London.
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Allison & Busby Murder at the Colosseum
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Canongate Books Murder at Standing Stone Manor
Book SynopsisDonald Langham and Maria Dupré must navigate a rocky road to find a killer when a body is found next to a standing stone.Newlyweds Donald Langham and Maria Dupré have moved to the country. They''re excited about starting a new life in the picturesque village of Ingoldby-over-Water - and about meeting their new neighbours.But they''ve barely moved into Yew Tree Cottage when their new neighbour at Standing Stone Manor, Professor Edwin Robertshaw, invites Donald over to discuss some ''fishy business''. Shortly after, a body is found by the professor''s precious standing stone in the manor grounds.Donald and Maria discover tensions, disputes and resentment raging below the surface of this idyllic village, but can they find out which of the villagers is a cold-blooded killer?
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Birlinn General To the Shades Descend
Book SynopsisGlasgow, 1931. After a devastating crime, Dr Jack Cuthbert finds himself working at the intersection between rising British fascism, anti-Semitism and the infamous Glasgow razor gangs. To solve the case, Cuthbert needs to rely on all the expertise he can gather from those around him. But who can he trust?
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Canelo Ship of Thieves
Book SynopsisJonas Flynt sets sails for the Caribbean, in pursuit of a slaver's ship who have abducted his stepmother. While there he comes face to face with legendary pirate, Blackbeard.
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Northodox Press Burning Down the House
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Canongate Books A Slant of Light
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Atlantic Books A Very Vexing Murder
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Case of Mice and Murder
Book SynopsisA delight from start to finish' SUNDAY TIMESA triumph of ingenuity' DAILY MAIL I loved it! ... A whiff of Shardlake and a pinch of Rumpole ... a joy' S.J. BENNETT, author of THE WINDSOR KNOTWhen barrister Gabriel Ward steps out of his rooms at exactly two minutes to seven on a sunny May morning in 1901, his mind is so full of his latest case the disputed authorship of bestselling children's book Millie the Temple Church Mouse that he scarcely registers the body of the Lord Chief Justice of England on his doorstep.But even he cannot fail to notice the judge's dusty bare feet, in shocking contrast to his flawless evening dress, nor the silver carving knife sticking out of his chest. In the shaded courtyards and ancient buildings of the Inner Temple, the hidden heart of London's legal world, murder has spent centuries confined firmly to the casebooks. Until nowThe police can enter the Temple only by consent, so who better to investigate this tragic breach of law and order than a man who prizes both above all things? But murder doesn't answer to logic or reasoned argument, and Gabriel soon discovers that the Temple's heavy oak doors are hiding more surprising secrets than he'd ever imagined...Gabriel Ward will return in A CASE OF LIFE AND LIMB - available to pre-order now!A cunning and delightful mystery with rich, wonderful characters and period detail so vivid, you can touch it' IAN MOORE, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTSSir Gabriel Ward KC is endearingly eccentric. Intriguing, engaging, and thoroughly satisfying' T.E. KINSEY, author of A QUIET LIFE IN THE COUNTRYA total delight! ... Intelligent, insightful mystery ... all skilfully woven together with a poignant, human story. I devoured it in one sitting!' SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT, author of A MURDER OF CROWS
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Allison & Busby Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose
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Union Square & Co. Enchanted Hill
Book SynopsisEscape to Enchanted Hill in this historical mystery where two people with a dark, shared past collide while working undercover at a glittering mansion on the California coast. The year is 1930 and Cora McCavanagh is posing as a maid at Hollywood magnate Truman Byrd's legendary estate. She's closing in on the damning evidence she needs for a high-profile client. An aspiring PI, Cora was trained by her father, a former prison guard at the notorious Pelican Island, where Cora grew up surrounded by hardened criminals. Which is why she recognizes Jack Yates as soon as he walks through the door. The last time she saw him was on an ill-fated night that changed the course of her life and still haunts her more than a decade later. Cora never expected to see Jack againand now a single misstep could cause both their secret identities to come crashing down. They strike a tentative truce to help each other during a week of parties overflowing with champagne and caviar. But there are pu
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HarperCollins Publishers The Resurrectionist
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Penguin Books Ltd Elizabeth and Marilyn
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Canelo A Serpent in the Garden
Book SynopsisThe greatest writer who ever lived turns spy.London, 1592. 28-year-old William Shakespeare is the rising man of English theatre. But plague has hit the capital, and the playhouses are to be shut. Livelihoods, and lives, are at stake.Lady Celia Vernon is one of the first to perish but did she really die of plague? Her cousin, the Earl of Southampton, orders Will to discover the truth in a London filled with conspirators and traitors, assassins and spies.The Queen''s spymaster, Robert Cecil, suspects the Earl of treason and orders Will to spy on him in return. Caught between two of the most powerful men in the kingdom, Will cannot possibly serve both masters, and could easily become the next victim of the killer he is trying to catch.With his future, safety and life on the line, Will uncovers a devastating secret, and changes the course of his, and the world's, destiny forever.An utterly compelling historical mystery offering a new and fascinating look into the personal life of the great William Shakespeare.
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Canelo Players of Death
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Orion Publishing Co Magpie Murders
Book Synopsis''Want to read a great whodunnit? Anthony Horowitz has one for you: MAGPIE MURDERS. It''s as good as an Agatha Christie. Better, in some ways. Cleverer.'' Stephen King''The finest crime novel of the year'' Daily Mail***** Seven for a mystery that needs to be solved . . . Editor Susan Ryland has worked with bestselling crime writer Alan Conway for years. Readers love his detective, Atticus Pünd, a celebrated solver of crimes in the sleepy English villages of the 1950s.But Conway''s latest tale of murder at Pye Hall is not quite what it seems. Yes, there are dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects, but hidden in the pages of the manuscript lies another story: a tale written between the very words on the page, telling of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition and murder.From the creator of Midsomer Murders comes a fiendish mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie''s MiTrade ReviewWant to read a great whodunnit? Anthony Horowitz has one for you: MAGPIE MURDERS. It's as good as an Agatha Christie. Better, in some ways. Cleverer. * Stephen King *An ingenious novel-within-a-novel whodunit about the death of a crime writer . . . Part crime novel, part pastiche, this magnificent piece of crime fiction plays with the genre while also taking it seriously * Sunday Times *A cunning re-invention of the thriller formula -- Thriller of the Week * Mail on Sunday *Superbly written, with great suspects, a perfect period feel and a cracking reveal at the end * Spectator *A stylish, multi-layered thriller - playful, ingenious and wonderfully entertaining * Sunday Mirror *Brilliant. Really, really brilliant. I loved it. * Sophie Hannah, author of The Monogram Murders *Putting two books in one with their plots running side by side makes Magpie Murders difficult to put down and Horowitz fans will thoroughly enjoy a cracking good read * Daily Express *Although at first glance Horowitz's latest offering appears to be a classic whodunit novel, it will almost certainly prove to be unlike anything you've ever read before, and will have you mulling over its various intrigues in between sittings. * Scotsman *Anthony Horowitz's new novel is at once a brilliant pastiche of the English village mystery and a hugely enjoyable tale of avarice and skulduggery in the world of publishing . . . a compendium of dark delights * Irish Times *We loved this Agatha Christie-esque crime novel. A fiendish mystery within a mystery that will have you hooked from page one * Good Housekeeping *A highly enjoyable twist on the classic whodunnit * Metro *Horowitz is a superb pasticheur. * Guardian *
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Canongate Books The Face Stealer
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Canongate Books Murder in the Trembling Lands
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Pan Macmillan Winter in Madrid
Book SynopsisA special 10th anniversary edition of the standalone bestseller, Winter in Madrid, by the author of the much-loved Shardlake series, C. J. Sansom.1940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined, its people starving, while the Germans continue their relentless march through Europe. Britain now stands alone while General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war. Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett: a traumatized veteran of Dunkirk turned reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Sent to gain the confidence of old school friend Sandy Forsyth, now a shady Madrid businessman, Harry finds himself involved in a dangerous game – and surrounded by memories. Meanwhile Sandy's girlfriend, ex-Red Cross nurse Barbara Clare, is engaged in a secret mission of her own – to find her former lover Bernie Piper, a passionate Communist in the International Brigades, who vanished on the bloody battlefields of the Jarama. In a vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid by C. J. Sansom is an intimate and compelling tale which offers a remarkable sense of history unfolding, and the profound impact of impossible choices.Trade ReviewSansom adroitly draws the disparate strands of his ambitious saga together. His non-pareil evocations of time and place anchor his characters with satisfying precision * Independent *An unsentimental and utterly fascinating portrait of Spain in 1940 . . . Sansom wears his research lightly and gets right under the skin of his characters. The result is a tense, literate page-turner, full of twists, authentic detail and real pathos, a superb achievement * Guardian *A convincing and moving historical novel, which is also an exciting thriller . . . Sansom has a good eye for detail that brings the time alive * Sunday Times *Thoroughly researched, convincingly evocative and solidly entertaining * Daily Telegraph *Sansom triumphs as he unravels the tissues of lies and deceptions . . . a gripping, readable story * Spectator *
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Canelo A Thief's Justice: A completely gripping
Book SynopsisLondon, 1716. Revenge is a dish best served ice-cold…’An immersive, action-packed thriller with intrigue in the air and threats around every corner’ The Herald’Great fun ... the language is colourful and the action never stops’ Laura Shepherd-RobinsonThe city is caught in the vice-like grip of a savage winter. Even the Thames has frozen over. But for Jonas Flynt – thief, gambler, killer – the chilling elements are the least of his worries…Justice Geoffrey Dumont has been found dead at the base of St Paul’s cathedral, and a young male sex-worker, Sam Yates, has been taken into custody for the murder. Yates denies all charges, claiming he had received a message to meet the judge at the exact time of death.The young man is a friend of courtesan Belle St Clair, and she asks Flynt to investigate. As Sam endures the horrors of Newgate prison, they must do everything in their power to uncover the truth and save an innocent life, before the bodies begin to pile up.But time is running out. And the gallows are beckoning...A totally enrapturing portrayal of eighteenth-century London, and a rapier-like crime thriller, perfect for fans of Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Antonia Hodgson and Ambrose Parry.
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Penguin Random House Group The Apothecary Diaries 03 Light Novel
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Quercus Publishing Mexican Gothic
Book Synopsis ''You don''t read this book so much as surrender to it. A dark and heady swoon'' THE GUARDIAN ''As rich is suspense as it is in lush ''50s atmosphere'' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to save me.After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, socialite Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She''s not sure what she will find - her cousin''s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region. Noemí is more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she''s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not of her cousin''s new alluring, menacing husband; not of his father; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi''s dreams with dark visions.For there
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Hodder & Stoughton The Crash
Book SynopsisParis, Christmas 1933. The Strasbourg express crashes into a local train outside Paris, leaving wreckage and broken bodies strewn on the tracks. On board is Gilles Malroux. In the chaos and confusion, he swaps his identity papers with a stranger, steals a suitcase and vanishes.Gilles'' sister Camille, notified of the accident, rushes to the hospital to find a stranger wrapped in bandages in her brother''s place. In her desperate search to find Gilles, she must now unravel a web of lies and corruption. Who is this man, the one who holds the key to everything, and the one Camille finds she is learning to love? And what danger is she racing towards?The Crash is a masterpiece of fiction: intricately researched, beautifully written, and both a deeply moving love story and nuanced examination of identity and survival.Praise for Kate Furnivall''s storytelling:''A masterclass in historical fiction writing. An absolute triumph!'' DINAH JEFFERIES''Kate Furnivall has really steeped herself in the period and faced the horrors of those times'' DILLY COURT''The plotting is ingenious and the writing beautifully atmospheric'' GILL PAUL''Unforgettable characters negotiate desperate times in this vivid, brave and suspenseful novel'' RACHEL HORE''Kate Furnivall has a gift for description, heartbreak and joy'' JANE CORRY''A harrowing and compelling portrait'' FIONA VALPY
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Amazon Publishing The Beast of Littleton Woods
Book SynopsisThey're used to solving murders. But until now the killer has always been humanOctober 1912. The inhabitants of Littleton Cotterell emerge from their homes after a week of torrential storms to the gruesome news that one of Sid Hyde's prized sheep has been mauled to death. As rumours abound of a vicious beast stalking the Gloucestershire countryside in search of prey, Lady Hardcastle and her fearless lady's maid, Florence Armstrong, set out to find what is surely a rational explanation. Then Hyde himself is brutally killed in a similar attack, and the villagers go from curious to terrified. Littleton Cotterell isn't exactly unaccustomed to murderersbut a ferocious animal capable of tearing a man to shreds? That's entirely different. When another man dies and a third is injured, it's clear that whatever is behind the attacks needs to be caught, and fast. But are the villagers really seeing what they think they are? Is there actually a beast on the loose? Or is what's out there something more sinisterand much more human?
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Headline Banners of Hell
Book SynopsisSummer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II''s favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . .Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to the Dominican Priory at Blackfriars where Gaveston''s corpse awaits burial. But, on arrival, Corbett discovers that a series of macabre murders has turned the priory into a mansion of death, and a killer is roaming free.Meanwhile, rumours spread that the pirate ships of the Black Banner Fleet are intent on entering the River Thames and, if the Sea Beggars succeed in their mission, they will weaken the king''s power throughout the city. Once again, Corbett must employ his wit and ingenuity to navigate the dangerous and deadly challenges ahead and bring the culprits to justice before matters turn grave indeed.What readers say about Paul Doherty:''Paul Doherty''s depictions of medieval England are truly outstanding''''Another brilliant story in the excellent Hugh Corbett series by a superb historical author''''Good plots, clever twists and mostly impossible to work out''
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Canongate Books The Merchant Murderers
Book SynopsisSuperb. . .a fast-moving and gripping plot- Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewAugust, 1556. Jack Blackjack is on a simple mission: make it back home to his beloved London. It should be simple, right? Wrong. He''s made it as far as Exeter, but before he can secure a fresh steed in that hellish city, he''s faced with a dead priest, ruthless thieves, and a devious Dean who''s determined to see the back of Jack. That suits Jack just fine - he wants to leave!So when wealthy merchant Wolfe, offers passage to London via sea, Jack jumps at the chance . . . and unwittingly into further danger! With thieves, pirates and potential murderers at every turn who can Jack trust? Will he uncover the truth behind the dead priest and missing merchant ships? But more importantly, will he ever make it home to London with his purse strings and limbs intact? Set during the brief but exceedingly troubled reign of Queen Mary I, elder half-sister to the future Elizabeth I, (1553-1558) the Bloody Mary series features the amoral former cutpurse turned paid assassin, Jack Blackjack, as its cowardly, lecherous, yet strangely likeable amateur sleuth protagonist. The joke is always on Jack as he lurches from one crisis to the next, never quite sure what''s going on, yet always - just about - managing to keep one step ahead of his many enemies and those who, for whatever reason, are trying to kill him.
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Allison & Busby Murder at Whitechapel Road Station
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Canongate Books Murder in an Orchard Cemetery 8 A Reverend Mother
Book SynopsisThe peaceful atmosphere of the Reverend Mother''s annual retreat is shattered by sudden, violent death in this gripping historical mystery. 1920s. Cork, Ireland. The Reverend Mother regrets the bishop''s decision to invite the five candidates for the position of Alderman of the City Council to join them for their annual retreat. Constantly accosted by ambitious, would-be politicians hoping to secure the bishop''s backing, she''s finding the week-long sojourn at the convent of the Sisters of Charity anything but peaceful. What she doesn''t expect to encounter however is sudden, violent death.When a body is discovered in the convent''s apple orchard cemetery, blown to pieces by a makeshift bomb, it is assumed the IRA are responsible. But does the killer lie closer to home? Was one of the candidates so desperate to win the election they turned to murder? Does someone have a hidden agenda? Once again, the Reverend Mother must call on her renowned i
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Penguin Books Ltd A Modern Detective
Book SynopsisHe is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural.
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