Rachel A Hyde
The Paths of the Air
Sir Josse d’Acquin is sitting by his fireside wondering where his life is going when a mysterious stranger comes to…
Soldier of Fortune
Edward Marston is famous as a writer of whodunits, which are published under at least three names. For the first…
Jamestown Woman
About a year ago I read and enjoyed Mayflower Maid, which told the story of an obscure servant woman’s adventures…
Blind Eye
Is this the 14th tale about Marilyn Todd’s wonderfully bitchy and feisty detective Claudia? No, this is the first tale…
Cruel Choices
Paris in spring 1788 sees intrepid Anne Cartier and her husband Paul back home after their sojourn in Nice. The…
The Dante Trap
In his cell in a noisome dungeon languishes The Black Orchid,Venice’s most dashing swordsman, secret agent and lover. But he…
Mr Midshipman Fury
Ah, at last a new series dealing with the adventures you could have aboard a ship during what Marryat called…
The Third Heaven Conspiracy
Florence, 1300. The city teeters on the edge of the Renaissance, and is trying to reinvent itself as a place…
The Mayflower Maid
Editors' choice
It’s always a treat to get a book from a small publishing house, and an even bigger treat if the…
The Eye of the Storm
The Normandy landings are a recent memory in June 1944, and everything has changed irrevocably. Near the front line is…
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