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Scotland Yard’s First Cases
Joan Lock has written several books on the British police. This title describes the most significant cases handled by Scotland…
Mr Micawber Down Under
A brilliant, fast, enjoyable read, this shows the ever optimistic Wilkins Micawber and family under hard times in Australia, in…
It’s One of Ours
This is a story that begins on the day of the first air raids in London, 1939 and weaves…
The Absent Wife
In 1811, Roslyn Meredith is new to London and its Season after a quiet country upbringing in Monmouthshire. At…
The Second Lady Southvale
Washington, July 4th, 1811. Britain is at war with France, America insists on continuing to trade with France, the result…
Sun of Silver, Moon of Gold
Editors' choice
In 1837, following her father’s death, Flora Scott is not surprised when her family decides to send her to the…
The Aquila Project
London, June 1894. The Prince of Wales arrives to open Tower Bridge; the police discover a bomb in one of…
Starlight over Simla
Rose Fielding is bored stiff with the lifestyle that Edwardian London offers her: endless rounds of fancy balls and tea…
Valerie
This is a Regency romp first published in America in 1987 and now published in Britain. Valerie, the eponymous heroine…
The Carstairs Conspiracy
As sole heir of the late Duke of Penrith, Abigail Carstairs is the target of many fortune hunters. But it…
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