Marina Oliver
McFeeley’s Rebellion
Colm McFeeley comes from Ireland to undertake spying missions for King James’s army, facing Monmouth’s invading troops. To estimate numbers…
The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton
Caroline, granddaughter of the playwright Sheridan, marries George Norton and finds him to be violent and unpredictable. She was already…
The History Room
Almost the only history in this novel is in the title. It is a modern mystery with the origins going…
Distant Thunder
Editors' choice
Towards the end of the 19th century the young Frank Gray sees his mother assaulted and killed. Though he and…
For Honour and Fame
The subtitle is Chivalry in England, 1066-1500, but this book deals with the reality, not the romantic image of colourful…
That Perfect Someone
Richard and Julia, betrothed as children, loathed one another, so Richard ran away to sea. Back in England they meet,…
The Thieves’ Labyrinth
One foggy night a man is murdered on Waterloo Bridge, when the toll keepers insist no one else was on…
The Ladder Dancer
It is a foggy night in the port of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1736. Charles Patterson, musician, sees a horseman ride down a…
The King’s Diamond
Richard Dansey, of a London merchant family, longs to escape from his domineering mother. He is obsessed with gems and…
Natasha’s Dream
This is a thriller and romance set in Berlin during 1925, when the Nazi party is gathering strength and Berlin…
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