Elizabeth Hawksley
King Henry
1915. America is debating its response to the war in Europe. Enter Henry Ford, self-made billionaire and owner of…
The Measure of Days
In this, the 30th book in the Morland family saga, the euphoria of the early war years is evaporating. There…
Smugglers
(1) England, South Coast, post 1815. Twelve-year-old Reuben Hibberd knows that a shipwreck means good pickings. But there is one…
The Lady Grace Mysteries: Haunted
(1) 1570. Queen Elizabeth is on her summer Royal Progress and the court is staying with Reynold Waldegrave, 5th Earl…
Andie’s Moon
(1) 1969. Twelve-year-old Andie longs to be an artist – she is particularly inspired by the moon – but no-one…
The Diamond of Drury Lane
(1) London, 1780. The playwright and theatre manager Richard Sheridan rescues an abandoned child and brings her to the Theatre…
The Slave-Girl From Jerusalem
AD 80. In this, the thirteenth Roman Mystery, the four friends, Flavia, Nubia, Jonathan and Lupus are in the port…
The Falconer’s Knot
Editors' choice
Silvano’s dagger is found in the body of a man whose wife he had been serenading. He seeks sanctuary with…
Here Lies Arthur
Editors' choice
South-west Britain, c. 500 AD. The Roman legions have left and Britain has splintered into warring factions. Saxons, arriving from…
Nathan Fox: Dangerous Times
1587. England is on the brink of war. Philip of Spain has vowed to kill Elizabeth and restore Catholicism under…
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