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Daughters of Rome
In 69 A.D., one of the most tumultuous years in the history of Rome, four women of the Cornelii family…
Nightshade
In this, the 16th of the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, Doherty has poor Hugh out on the road again at…
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…
The Legion
Egypt. A group of renegade gladiators led by the psychotic Ajax, posing as Roman soldiers, are causing dissent and stirring…
King Arthur: The Bloody Cup
For many years the people of Briton have enjoyed peace and prosperity under the reign of King Artor, but the…
The Long Song
Editors' choice
Andrea Levy’s previous books have chronicled the experience of Jamaican immigrants in post-war Britain. In The Long Song she steps…
Tommy’s World
Tommy Hopkins is born in the slums of Manchester in the late 19th century. Though the area is rough, he…
Tommy’s World
Tommy Hopkins is born in the slums of Manchester in the late 19th century. Though the area is rough, he…
No Law in the Land
Make no mistake about it: in Michael Jecks’s latest Knights Templar Mystery, No Law in the Land, there is no…
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