Mike Ashworth
The Lovers’ Room
It is autumn 1945 and Allen “The Spin” Bowler, an Australian in the British Army, is sent as an interpreter…
The Malice of Unnatural Death
Exeter, 1324. When the body of a local craftsman and a King’s Messenger are found murdered, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill,…
Command
It is the late 18th century, and Britain is at war with the French. At the start of the novel,…
Brethren
The narrative opens in 1260 and follows Will Campbell, a young man who has been brought up from boyhood in…
A Prayer for the Damned
Sister Fidelma of Cashel is a dalaigh or advocate of the law courts of 7th century Ireland. The year is…
Churchill’s Triumph
Yalta, 1945. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin have gathered to negotiate a future for the end of the war. All three…
Young Bloods
This is the first in a quartet of novels about Wellington and Napoleon, covering the years 1769-1795. Arthur Wesley…
The Year of the Cobra
The Year of the Cobra is the third and final book in the series based on the memories of Mahu,…
Blue Man Falling
Blue Man Falling is set during the Battle of France in 1939-40. It follows the fortunes of two RAF pilots,…
The Diamond Frontier
The year is 1880. Simon Fonthill and his sidekick, “352” Jenkins, are preparing to leave India and return to England…
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