2009 (US)
Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior
1611. Japan. Twelve-year-old Jack’s ship is attacked by brutal ninja pirates and his father and all the crew are murdered.…
A Secret Alchemy
A Secret Alchemy is a book of three parts and three voices. First there is Una Pryor, brought up, after…
The Republic of Vengeance
In the late third century BC, Marcus, a 14-year-old Roman journeying to Greece with his father, is captured by pirates.…
No More Dying
February 1939. As Europe teeters on the brink of war Lord Edward Corinth is asked to unmask an enemy agent…
The Fairfax Legacy
The story opens in 1921, with eight-year-old Elena Fairfax eavesdropping on a quarrel between her parents, Oscar and Hermione. “When…
Agincourt
Editors' choice
Agincourt is a stunning ride through the battle best known from Shakespeare’s Henry V. Through the eyes of archer Nicholas…
The Peachgrowers’ Almanac
This debut novel is set in India and England in 1857. It is narrated in turns by twin sisters, Lilian…
Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster
The latest beneficiary of Alison’s Weir’s biographical attentions is the little-known but often reviled Katherine Swynford, the long-time mistress and…
Den of Thieves
London, Paris, 1791. In this, the third of Cat Royal’s adventures, Cat finds herself homeless and penniless when the Drury…
A Dangerous Affair
A Dangerous Affair, an elegant mystery novel set in early Victorian London, is the second installment in a series involving…
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