Marilyn Sherlock
The Queen’s Agent
In the time of Elizabeth I, 16th-century England was in turmoil – Protestants against Catholics, wars with Spain, and a…
Shakespeare’s Mistress
We all know that William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, albeit unwillingly, because she was pregnant with their first child, a…
Praetorian
Praetorian is the 11th book in the series relating the careers of Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro. A consignment of…
Egypt: The Book of Chaos
Editors' choice
Tutankhamun is dead and his queen, Ankhesenamun, has married Ay, who is now old and ailing and not likely to…
Hereward
Hereward was born to Leofric of Bourne and Eadgyth, who was great-niece to Duke Oslac and, from scraps of information…
Cavalier Queen
In 1624 Henrietta Maria, Princess of France, was betrothed to Charles, future King of England as Charles I. Amongst the…
Time and Tide
In Scotland in October of 1582, a ship is wrecked on the coast of St. Andrews. There is one survivor…
The Legion
This is the latest account in the doings of Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro, soldiers in the Roman army in…
Acceptable Loss
This mystery is set in 1864 London, when homeless children combed the banks and mudflats of the Thames for whatever…
Death in a Scarlet Coat
Death in a Scarlet Coat is set in Lincolnshire at the beginning of the 20th century. The 15th earl of…
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