jay Dixon
A Crown of Despair
I was rather surprised to find myself enjoying this novel, as it is written in the first-person present tense, with…
Running Against the Tide
It is 1800, and Ginny Marcombe is the son her father, Josiah, never had. She works with him in his…
Murder in Montague Place
This is the first adult novel by Martyn Beardsley, a prolific children’s author. Set in the Victorian world of the…
The Heresy of Dr Dee
The second book in Rickman’s John Dee series takes Dee to his father’s home in Wales. Set against the aftermath…
Criminal River: The History of the Thames River Police
This book covers the history of the Thames River Police from 1798 to the present with background information on prison…
In All Honour
Set in the Regency period, this is a sequel to The Wild Card, although you do not need to have…
Coming Home
This is a tightly plotted story set during the Peninsular War, with a heroine recovering from a vicious rape, and…
Coming Home
This is a tightly plotted story set during the Peninsular War, with a heroine recovering from a vicious rape, and…
In All Honour
Set in the Regency period, this is a sequel to The Wild Card, although you do not need to have…
The Prophet from Ephesus
I was sad to learn, on doing the research for this review, that there is only one book in Lawrence’s…
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