Marina Oliver
The Death Maze/The Serpent’s Tale
Fair Rosamund Clifford was Henry II’s mistress, and she was buried in Goldstow Priory, near Oxford. These are established…
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…
My Dirty Little Book Of Stolen Time
Charlotte is a whore in Copenhagen. It is 1897, and business is bad, so she and Fru Schleswig, an older…
The Mother’s Story
The author is the mother of Irish singers Margo and Daniel O’Donnell, and this is her story of growing up…
Sing For Your Supper
Tudor Morgan refuses to go down the mine; his ambition is to make a name as a singer. When he…
A Play of Isaac
A 15th-century company of players come toOxford, where, as well as their planned performances at theCorpus Christi festival, they are invited…
The Snake Stone
This is the second novel in the series featuring Yashim the Eunuch. Goodwin has written non-fiction about the Ottoman Empire…
Some Sunny Day
Set in the early days of World War II, this novel adds to Annie Groves’ growing reputation as a storyteller.…
The Sound of Butterflies
Set in 1903 the book follows the adventures of Thomas Edgar, collector of butterflies, during an expedition to the Amazon,…
House of Angels
The second book of a series, this recently discovered diary of Martha Morgan, mistress of an estate in Pembrokeshire, covers…
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