Severn House
For Better, For Worse
This novel, by an author new to me, set in fictitious Yorkshire towns in World War Two and beyond is…
Dead Loss
London in the 1880s is on high alert. Fenian extremists are planting bombs with devastating effect. Criminals move in and…
Dead Fall
Set against the backdrop of the Victorian theatre in London, this murder mystery is another in the Inspector Best Series.…
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