WW1
Hardcastle’s Frustration
Detective Ernest Hardcastle is in charge of all detectives in London while World War I is raging across Europe. All…
The Passing Bells
Readers should be forgiven if they delve into Phillip Rock’s former bestseller and initially find themselves picturing Downton Abbey’s famous…
Frankie’s Letter
With his dying breath, an American journalist whispers to Anthony Brooke that there is a gentleman traitor in England feeding…
The Dark Earth and the Light Sky
The enigmatic story of tormented British writer and poet, Edward Thomas, is given a new lease of life in this…
The Little Shadows
Editors' choice
Canadian writer Marina Endicott’s novel is set in Canada around the time of the First World War. It tells the…
The Officer’s Code
Eric Foster, son of the prominent owner of a London law firm, resents his father’s determined efforts to make him…
Walter Tull’s Scrapbook
This is the true story of Walter Tull (1888-1918), the first professional Black footballer in the UK, who joined the…
Eleven Eleven
November 11th, 1918, the last day of World War I. It is still night, and three young soldiers are on…
Man in the Blue Moon
Man in the Blue Moon, which was inspired by a real incident, turns fact into powerful, highly original fiction. Readers…
The Hot Country
Editors' choice
War reporter Christopher “Kit” Marlowe Cobb is in Mexico in the spring of 1914, covering the Mexican civil war, the…
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