Ann Northfield
The Toll of the Sea
Joby Lancer is the only survivor from the terrible shipwreck which claims the lives of over 400 men, women and…
Shakespeare’s Rebel
We first find John Lawley sleeping off a binge of epic proportions in a down-at-heel tavern in Southwark, London. Throughout…
Honey Brown is Married
Dreadful title, very enjoyable book. The novel follows the fortunes of Honey Brown (previously, abandoned orphan Annie) after she has…
An Invisible Murder
This is the fourth novel in the series featuring the gifted cook and amateur detective, Jenny Starling. She is the…
The Boy I Love
The protagonist of this novel set in the aftermath of WW1, Paul Harris, has returned from the war, but his…
The Newgate Jig
Set in the same era and very much in the same style as her earlier novel, Walking in Pimlico, which…
Alone in the Classroom
Set in Canada and moving in time between more modern times and the era of the Great Depression, the novel…
Agent of Rome: The Imperial Banner
Set in Imperial Rome, this is the second book in a series. I haven`t read the first, Agent of Rome:…
The Venetian Contract
The novel begins in Constantinople and focuses on the character of Feyra. She is (of course) beautiful, intelligent, and has…
The King’s Concubine
Set in England in 1362, The King’s Concubine is the story of Alice Perrers, the infamous mistress of King Edward…
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