Ann Chamberlin
The Sumerton Women
When her parents die of the sweating sickness, eight-year-old Cecily becomes the ward of the family living at Sumerton Castle,…
The Family Corleone
The Family Corleone is a novel based on the screenplay Mario Puzo left upon his death. The Godfather II saw…
The Immortality Engine
Multiples of a single criminal are turning up dead at crime scenes in the streets of London. Veronica’s visionary sister…
Cain
This is the English edition of the last novel by Portuguese Nobel laureate Jose Saramago, who died in 2010. So…
At the King’s Pleasure (Secrets of the Tudor Court)
The successful author of Pleasure Palace, Between Two Queens and By Royal Decree returns us to the ever-popular Tudor court…
The Broken Land
In this third of four books set in 1400 CE among “The People of the Longhouse” (who most of us…
Pirate King
Mary Russell, American-born wife to Sherlock Holmes, signs on as assistant to the film crew in the heyday of silent…
A Play of Heresy
Editors' choice
During the reign of Henry VI, Joliffe the Player returns to his travelling troupe as they prepare to assist the…
The Twelfth Prophecy
Pregnant out of wedlock to her aged fifth husband, Samaritan Abigail is cast out and threatened with stoning. Years pass,…
The Lazarus Vault
Editors' choice
Out of the blue, Ellie Stanton is offered a job – posh flat and limitless credit included – at a…
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