Restoration
The Sensorium of God
The novel opens in 1679. Despite the work of Kepler, Galileo and Tycho Brahe, the movement of the stars and…
The Piccadilly Plot
Thomas Chaloner finds himself recalled by his employer from an investigation into corruption in Tangier without the opportunity for a…
The Judas Blade
Betsy Brand, an actress in the relaxed culture of Restoration England, is doing well financially, but her friends and family…
Moll: The Life and Times of Moll Flanders
The eponymous heroine of Daniel Defoe’s novel, first published in 1722, is a well-known icon of female depravity. Moll was…
The Painted Lady
Frances Stuart arrives at the court of Charles II. A young and vibrant beauty, she quickly finds herself the cynosure…
Newton and the Counterfeiter
Isaac Newton is celebrated for his part in the English scientific revolution, but it his part in the contemporary financial…
The Betrayal of Maggie Blair
Maggie’s granny has never been easy to live with, but when she is condemned of witchcraft on the false evidence…
The Repentant Rake
In a London still recovering from the Great Fire, Christopher Redmayne is busy pursuing his architect’s career when his rakehell…
The King’s Evil
The King’s Evil is a reprint of the first of the Christopher Redmayne novels published in 1999, a historical mystery…
The Amorous Nightingale
In this, the second outing for Christopher Redmayne and Jonathon Bale, the architect and the constable are tasked by Charles…
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