John Murray
Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol
This sixth Oscar Wilde mystery is set largely during Wilde’s infamous period of imprisonment between 1895-1897, after he was sentenced…
The Heretics
This is the fifth novel in Clements’ John Shakespeare series. For the uninitiated, John Shakespeare is Will Shakespeare’s fictional elder…
The Newgate Jig
Set in the same era and very much in the same style as her earlier novel, Walking in Pimlico, which…
Hunter’s Rage
1643: This is year three of the English Civil War, and the third book in Michael Arnold’s ‘Stryker’ series. It…
Icelight
This book is a cracking political thriller. Set in 1946 blitzed London, Icelight has fast action, resilient characters and sparkling…
Kingdom
1163 Jerusalem. As the book opens, John of Tatewic is accused of fighting on the side of the Saracens against…
The Venetian Contract
The novel begins in Constantinople and focuses on the character of Feyra. She is (of course) beautiful, intelligent, and has…
Fate
Editors' choice
In 1717, on his 17th birthday, Lord Francis Damory discovers a book linking him to his great-great grandfather, Tobias, an…
Traitor
This is the fourth in Clements’ John Shakespeare series. John is Will’s older brother and an ‘intelligencer’ in the Queen’s…
Sugar Island
Editors' choice
Sugar Island is inspired by the life of Fanny Kemble – actress, author and anti-slavery activist – and is set…
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