Marilyn Sherlock
Mercenaries
The Norman/French Border in 1033. Duke Robert is preparing for battle supported by his cousin, Tancred de Hauteville, and his…
Little Gods
This is a story revolving around four people, Jean, Gloria, Jack and Denny. It begins in England just before WWII.…
The Chapel at the Edge of the World
In 1942, Italian prisoners of war were taken to the Orkneys and employed to build the defences around Scapa Flow…
Twelve
Set in 1812, this book tells the story of Napoleon’s assault on Moscow. Russian city after Russian city has fallen…
Blood Money
Blood Money is set in America during the Wall Street crash of 1929. Joe Quinn is a young detective…
Fire and Sword
Paris, December 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte is about to enter the Cathedral of Notre Dame for his coronation as Emperor of…
The King of Thieves
In 1325 the Earl of Chester was put in charge of a diplomatic mission to King Charles IV of France,…
The Council of the Cursed
In AD 670 an important Christian council was held at Autun, in what is now Burgundy in France, to decide…
A Secret Alchemy
A Secret Alchemy is a book of three parts and three voices. First there is Una Pryor, brought up, after…
The Gods of War
The Roman Empire. The action takes place largely in Italy and the Iberian peninsula and builds up to the…
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