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Empire of the Moghul: The Tainted Throne
1606. It is five months since the death of the Moghul emperor Akbar, and his son Jahangir is crowned as…
Berlin Crossing
In Brandenburg, Germany, in 1993, Michael Ritter loses everything, and everyone, he ever cared about. His wife tosses him out;…
Death of an Empire
This is the second instalment in M.K. Hume’s Merlin Trilogy. Keen to uncover his father’s identity, but also driven by…
Praetorian
Praetorian is the 11th book in the series relating the careers of Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro. A consignment of…
The Chalice of Blood
It is 670 A.D., and Sister Fidelma is contemplating leaving the world of the religious and committing herself solely to…
Staying on Past the Terminus
One of the reviewers for this journal commented on Robert Douglas’s previous novel, Whose Turn for the Stairs, that it…
The Legion
This is the latest account in the doings of Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro, soldiers in the Roman army in…
Acceptable Loss
This mystery is set in 1864 London, when homeless children combed the banks and mudflats of the Thames for whatever…
Betrayal at Lisson Grove
It is 1895, a time of political upheaval in various parts of Europe. Inspector Pitt of Scotland Yard Special Branch…
Empire of the Moghul: Ruler of the World
This is the third in the Moghul quintet. The story opens in 1556. Akbar is the third ruler of the…
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