The arrival of a talented, ambitious and unusual new family leads to mayhem and murder in the peaceful Cotswold village of Folly-on-WeirThe idyllic Cotswold village of Folly-on-Weir, with its traditio
Past crimes lead to new murder in the latest gripping Brother Athelstan mystery, set in 14th century London.November, 1381. London has been rocked by a series of bizarre and brutal murders. The corpse
A grisly discovery fished out of the River Thames marks the start of an intriguing new case for private detectives Grand & Batchelor. September, 1873. Private enquiry agents Matthew Grand and James B
When Jack Blackjack disobeys the orders of his spymaster, he enters dangerous waters in this lively Tudor mystery. London, 1555. Queen Mary is newly married to Philip II of Spain – and not everyone i
First in a brand-new historical mystery series featuring Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII and matriarch of the Tudor dynasty. May, 1471. The Wars of the Roses are reaching their bitter and
The wedding of Matthew Grand?s sister is marred by cold-blooded murder in the intriguing new Grand & Batchelor Victorian mystery.March, 1873. Private investigators Matthew Grand and James Batchelor ha
Nineteenth century private investigators American Matthew Grand and Englishman James Batchelor investigate the murder of Charles Dickens. June, 1870. The world-famous author Charles Dickens has been
An explosion on a Norfolk beach leads to far-reaching consequences for detectives Shaw and Valentine.When an explosion rips across Hunstanton Beach on the north Norfolk coast, an abandoned Second Worl
Introducing Elizabethan cutpurse and adventurer Jack Blackjack in the first of a brand-new historical mystery seriesJanuary, 1554. Light-fingered Jack Blackjack knows he’s not going to have a good day
The first of a new mystery series featuring Winston Churchill and King George V: an intriguing departure for bestselling children’s author Jim Eldridge.London, 1921. Prominent Cabinet minister Lord Am
The wickedly entertaining new Fethering mystery featuring chalk-and-cheese detective duo Carole and JudePolly’s Cake Shop has been a feature of the shopping parade for many years, but when its owner a
In the 1780s young ladies are expected to apply themselves to the social round and the business of finding a husband - but Miss Georgiana Grey is no ordinary young lady. The death of ill-natured Lord
August, 1582. The queen’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, has ordered Ursula to keep an eye on her new neighbour, Giles Frost, who is rumoured to be spying for King Philip of Spain. Arriving at Kn
Rehearsals in a new West End play are disrupted by sudden, violent death in the intriguing new Charles Paris mysteryHaving landed a small part in a new West End play, The Habit of Faith, Charles Paris
When Ursula’s young son is kidnapped, she is lured into an impossible dilemma.March, 1581. Queen Elizabeth is once again being urged to consider marriage to the Duke of Alençon, a French Catholic twen
When an author event at the local library ends in murder, Jude finds herself a suspect in the waspishly witty new Fethering mystery.Having been booked to give a talk at Fethering Library, successful a
A murdered priest, a missing body, stolen treasure: Brother Athelstan tackles his most challenging investigation to date.October, 1381. Brother Athelstan is summoned to the church of St Benet’s in Que
Jack Blackjack is ordered to eliminate a spy in Princess Elizabeth’s household in this engaging Tudor mystery.June, 1554. Former cutpurse and now professional assassin Jack Blackjack has deep misgivi
Queen Elizabeth’s proposed engagement to a Catholic Duke is causing turmoil throughout the kingdom in the gripping new Ursula Blanchard mystery. July, 1579. Called upon to help a family friend who is
Christopher Marlowe must discover who murdered the queen’s spymaster in this absorbing historical mystery.April, 1590. The queen’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, is dead, leaving a dangerous power
When a young boy finds a body in a neighbouring village, once again Alex Duggins is drawn into a case of cold-blooded murder. When a body is discovered in the neighbouring village of Underhill, Alex D
DCI Paul Stark discovers that the bitter legacy of WWI casts a long shadow in the second of this intriguing historical mystery series. London, 1921. Lord Johnny Fairfax has been found dead in his stu
Mrs Pargeter discovers the skills by which Public Relations can make evil look good in the latest wickedly entertaining mystery.It is her characteristic generosity rather than her love of animals that
Brother Athelstan’s Canterbury pilgrimage is disrupted by brutal murder in the latest absorbing medieval mystery.Summer, 1381. The Great Revolt has been crushed; the king’s peace ruthlessly enforced.
Ursula Blanchard must acquire a mysterious medieval manuscript in the latest enthralling historical adventure.February, 1577. Sir William Cecil has a dangerous new mission for Ursula Blanchard. He ha
Sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan discovers that past crimes can cause new murder in the latest intriguing medieval mysteryJune, 1381. The rebel armies are massed outside London, determined to overturn
Intrepid 19th-century private investigators American Matthew Grand and Englishman James Batchelor return in their second mystery.July, 1868. On receiving a commission from Matthew’s cousin Luther to l
Ancient Roman sleuth Marcus Corvinus is despatched to Gaul on a personal mission for the emperor.June, AD 42. The emperor Claudius himself has requested Corvinus’s help in investigating the murder of
