Mike Ashworth
The Shangani Patrol
The year is 1889 and having recently returned from Khartoum, Simon Fonthill and his faithful sidekick 352 Jenkins are in…
A Razor Wrapped in Silk
St Petersburg 1870. The Tsar has instituted reforms which for many go too far, while for others not nearly far…
Last Night in Twisted River
The story opens in 1954 at a logging camp along the Twisted River. Danny is only twelve years old when,…
Travelling Heroes, Greeks and their Myths in the Epic Age of Homer
Travelling Heroes takes the reader on a journey through the Mediterranean world of 8th-century BC following in the footsteps…
Rome, The Emperor’s Spy
Editors' choice
This is a spy thriller which opens in Jerusalem in the reign of Tiberius where a young man, Math, watches…
King Arthur: Warrior of the West
This is the second volume in the King Arthur trilogy. The book opens twelve years after Artor (Arthur) has been…
The Ides of March
The Ides of March concentrates on the eight days leading up to and including Julius Caesar’s assassination. While Caesar is…
The Hidden Oasis
The Hidden Oasis brings together a group of priests who hide a mysterious object in the desert in the year…
Hue and Cry
St. Andrews, Scotland, 1579. A young lawyer, Hew Cullen, returns home from France. His welcome home is lukewarm even from…
Empire of the Moghul: Raiders from the North
Raiders from the North is the first in a quintet of novels chronicling the rise and fall of the Moghul…
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