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Shadows in the Night
This is the first in Jane Finnis’ Aurelia Marcella Mysteries, so we are introduced to the eponymous heroine who is…
The Bone Thief
Anglo-Saxon England, 900 AD: Athelfled, the late King Alfred’s daughter, is married to the ailing Lord of Mercia, and she…
Empire: Fortress of Spears
Young Marcus Aquila (calling himself Centurion Corvus) has hidden himself in the Roman Army and is serving in one of…
Cold War
This book was first published in 1998, having its origins in a TV series. Now reprinted, it has a new…
Conspiracies of Rome
608 AD. Young Englishman Aelric is interpreter and secretary to Maximin, a priest, who is part of the Roman mission…
The Guilt of Innocents
It has been a long wait for the new Owen Archer mystery, and fans will be keenly anticipating this, his…
A Most Dangerous Woman
Editors' choice
London, 1852. Mrs Sarah Tanner, a woman with a dubious past, opens her Dining and Coffee Rooms in Leather Lane.…
The Boar Stone
This is the third book in Jules Watson’s Dalriada trilogy. AD 366: Britain is ruled by the Romans. Minna, a…
The Land of Angels
In the late 6th century, a monk called Gregory, later to be Pope, sees two blond, blue-eyed boys for sale…
The World of the Gladiator
From the origins of gladiatorial games in Rome’s early history, to its gruesome flowering, the author meticulously details the…
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