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
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
Will the remains of a soldier be the key that unlocks the secrets of Leysmorton Manor . . . ? - 1922. Lady Emily Fitzallan has returned to the country house where she spent her childhood for a family
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
Alex Quick investigates the murder of a close family friend in this intriguing, intricately-plotted mysteryIn her former career as a police detective, Alex Quick was exposed to some brutally violent c
A Monika Paniatowski British police proceduralOn the night the Whitebridge Players staged their last ever performance, the idealistic young actors in the company resolved that twenty years on they wou
Dinner at an ancient Cornish inn leads to one baffling disappearance after another in the latest intriguing Ishmael Jones mystery. “It’s just a nice weekend, in a nice country inn. Nothing bad is goin
The Reverend Mother receives a decidedly gruesome gift in this compelling Irish historical mystery.Ireland. 1925. Like all who seek charitable contributions, Reverend Mother Aquinas is used to being g
When a six-week-old baby is stolen from outside a village shop, Detective Inspector Costello quickly surmises there?s more to this case than meets the eye. As she questions those involved, she uncover
A daughter seeks Naomi Blake’s help in proving her artist father was murdered.When artist and sometime forger Freddie Jones is found dead of an apparent heart attack, no one is surprised. Freddie dran
Fresh out of prison, former lawyer Edward Hall thinks his days in the courtroom are behind him. Until his sister, Dr Amy Hall, is arrested for murder…She’s been accused of shooting the ex-husband she
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.
“Rayne, is launching a new series here, and if future installments are as gripping and intricately plotted as this one, it could have a long run”Booklist Introducing professional researcher Phineas F
When a fellow cop is shot dead, homicide detective Quentin Archer suspects that there’s far more to this case than meets the eye. One of Quentin Archer’s fellow officers has been shot dead in broad da
Cynthia Bauer dreads seeing Russ Shaw after their scandalous divorce years earlier.Russ Shaw was returning to St. Louis for the first time in twenty-five years - at the request of his daughter. Diane
When the man who’s hired Dek Elstrom disappears, the private investigator’s search for his missing client unearths some shocking findings.The dead man is found spread-eagled on the top of a box car on
Introducing Irish-born cop turned private investigator Tom Collins in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series. February, 1922. Hollywood is young but already mired in scandal. When a leadi
Held captive by a ruthless gang of kidnappers, Liberty Lane must call on all her investigative skills to discover who has taken her – and why.July, 1847. Now a happily married mother-of-two, Liberty L
“Shaber does a fine job portraying the plight of alien residents in wartime Washington, besides conveying the hectic atmosphere of a city whose resources are stretched to the limit by an influx of new
The death of a local tax-collector spells trouble for Libertus in this compelling historical mystery.Having been inveigled into standing for the local curia, responsible for the submission of all loca
Apprentice healer Lassair heads on a perilous journey north in the absorbing new Aelf Fen medieval mystery.October, 1093. Two young men have been brutally beaten to death; a third viciously attacked.
When Lorne Malcolm runs away on her wedding day, her sister Rosa?s life is turned upside down.1910. It?s the morning of beautiful eighteen-year-old Lorne Malcolm?s wedding to handsome Daniel MacNeil,
Richard Nottingham discovers that a new, more ruthless breed of criminal has colonised the city when he returns as Constable of Leeds. October, 1736. Lured out of retirement to serve as Constable once
Private investigator Jennie Redhead finds her loyalties divided when she investigates the decades-old murder of a college student. Oxford, 1974. In the cellars beneath St Luke's College, a sealed med
A tale of greed, ambition and thwarted love in eighteenth-century Leeds -July, 1732. On a hot summer morning, Richard Nottingham, Constable of Leeds, is called out when a young woman is found stabbed
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 th
Lambert & Hook discover that interrogating professional actors is an impossible business in the latest intriguing mystery. Sam Jackson is not a man who suffers fools – or anyone else – gladly. A su
When Eddie Barnes, of popular group The Seagulls, is electrocuted on the stage of the Cellar Club, in front of three hundred adoring fans, the Liverpool Police immediately call in Scotland Yard’s Chie
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
Once again, jump jockey Harry Radcliffe is forced to turn reluctant sleuth in the third of this fast-paced, highly entertaining racing mystery series. When he stumbles across the body of local prosti
"Adams delivers more than one surprise en route to the satisfying ending"Publishers Weekly Starred Review Introducing Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone in the first of a brand-new historical m
Detective Constable Hazel Best’s latest assignment takes an unexpected turn in the compelling new Gabriel Ash mystery. Returning to work after an extended leave of absence, DC Hazel Best’s first task
Bath, England. When his life drawing model disappears without trace, painter-sleuth Chris Honeysett uncovers evidence of a dangerous conspiracy.Henry Blinkhorn drowned when his boat capsized in the Se
Newspaper reporter Alec Lonsdale discovers that a series of seemingly random murders may be connected in this absorbing historical mystery. London, 1882. Alec Lonsdale, a young reporter on the Pall Ma
Hannah Ives embarks on a trip to the Mile High City on a fact-finding mission. But is she about to get ‘high’ on murder?It’s a well-known fact that some of the Reach for Recovery cancer support group
When Alex Duggins comes across a terrifying scene at the site of a new housing development, once again she is drawn into a case of brutal murder. By the author of Lies That Bind.
A new case for the ladies of the WISE enquiries agency . . .Henry Devereaux Twyst, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth, is terribly worried about some water damage to the priceless books in his lower lib
A missing Holy Relic. A mysterious and beautiful woman. Two murdered monks: Crispin Guest tackles his most intriguing investigation to date.1390. Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire, England. Two monks lie
Someone is trying to frame Chicago private investigator Dek Elstrom for murder in the latest intriguing mystery. It’s election season in corrupt Cook County, Illinois – where the dead vote on who
"Adams delivers more than one surprise en route to the satisfying ending"Publishers Weekly Starred Review Introducing Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone in the first of a brand-new historical m
