Mary Sharratt
The Devil’s Paintbrush
Paris, 1903. A homosexual scandal has shattered a British military hero’s career. Sir Hector MacDonald is at his nadir when…
Skylark Farm
Editors' choice
Arslan’s luminous debut novel tells the unbearable story of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Turkey. Ethnic Armenian Yerwant Arslanian…
The Last Gospel
1st century CE: the lame Claudius, not yet Emperor of Rome, travels to Galilee where he meets a charismatic…
Hangman Blind
This first novel in a new mystery series introduces Sister Hildegard, a Cistercian nun who wants nothing more than to…
Bury Her Deep
Editors' choice
Captivating and beautifully written, this third book in the Dandy Gilver mystery series is set in 1920s Scotland. Our heroine,…
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance
Oscar Wilde makes his debut as a fictional sleuth in this recent addition to the spate of historical detective novels…
Light
Off the Isle of Man lies the tiny island of Ellan Bride, an outpost of fabulous isolation, often veiled from…
The poison Maiden
This second book in the Mathilde of Westminster series takes us to the court of Edward II in 1308. England…
An Accomplished Woman
Editors' choice
Jude Morgan follows up his tragic and haunting novel Symphony with this witty, Jane-Austen-inspired comedy of errors. Ten years ago…
Lands Beyond The Sea
This multi-generational saga of the clash of cultures in Australia begins 50,000 years ago, exploring the lives of the indigenous…
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