Sara Wilson
Vashti
When two assistant curators die unexpectedly of gastric influenza, Tansy Clark’s retired policeman father asks her to investigate, and she…
Blood on the Strand
Editors' choice
Spring 1663, the eve of the third year of the Restoration, but all is not well in the capital city.…
A Perfect Likeness
Sir Sebastian Sheringham agrees to marry Bryony St Charles after seeing a miniature portrait of her and to honour an…
The Limehouse Text
Thomas Llewelyn works for the Victorian enquiry agent Cyrus Baker, a mysterious man versed in the Oriental arts, with links…
Sand Daughter
Editors' choice
In the late 12th century the Islamic world is in turmoil, torn apart by the Crusades, and the Holy Land…
An Impossible Confession
Helen Fairmead first meets Lord Drummond in slightly risqué circumstances and finds it impossible to confess her true identity to…
The Inconstant Husband
The 19th century is in its closing years, and Rose Seaton is bored with her life as the daughter of…
Dawn of Empire
Editors' choice
On the eastern bank of the Tigris five thousand years ago, Orak grew into a rich and powerful village, settled…
The Book Thief
Editors' choice
1939, Nazi Germany. Liesel Meminger, the daughter of a communist, is the eponymous Book Thief, and her story is told…
A Dissembler
When Marianne Devenish runs away from the unwelcome attentions of a disreputable suitor, she expects to find sanctuary with her…
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