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Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile
Oscar Wilde sails back to Europe after one of his visits to the United States, where this latest mystery begins…
The Chapel at the Edge of the World
In 1942, Italian prisoners of war were taken to the Orkneys and employed to build the defences around Scapa Flow…
Martyr
Welcome another Tudor detective. This one is John Shakespeare, elder brother of the famous Will (who makes a cameo appearance…
The Guardians of the Covenant
If you liked The Da Vinci Code (and millions did despite the ridicule) then you will be delighted with The…
Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire
The Bonaparte clan depicted in Flora Fraser’s biography could rival any reality TV family for scandal. Pauline Bonaparte is thought…
An Incomplete Revenge
As a Maisie Dobbs newcomer, for me this book was a revelation. It is fresh, unpretentious, and totally gripping. Unlike…
The Creator’s Map
For the first few chapters, this is a Da Vinci Code-style thriller. Rival groups of unscrupulous men from sinister organisations…
The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite
Born to a cabaret singer but orphaned in scandalous circumstances, Lilly is alone in the world. She is brought up…
The Gaol: The Story of Newgate, London’s Most Notorious Prison
Forget Alcatraz, the Bastille, or the Black Hole of Calcutta: the most notorious prison in history was surely Newgate. For…
A Voyage Long and Strange
This is a travelogue rather than a history book, written by a journalist, not an historian. The Voyage Long and…
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