Richard Blake

Sugar, Slaves and High Society: The Grants of Kilgraston 1750-1860

By Richard Blake - Published 2023

Genres:

Nonfiction

Francis (1746-1818) Grant – ancestor of the author – and his brother John (1740-1793) left Scotland for Nova Scotia and Jamaica. They made a fortune ...Read Review

The Curse of Babylon

By Richard Blake - Published 2013

Genres:

Adventure

This is another adventure of Brother Aelric, a monk in England who was once the Lord Aelric, a senior official in the eastern (...Read Review

The Ghosts of Athens

By Richard Blake - Published 2012

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeThriller

Athens of 612 AD is a decadent and vulnerable city, threatened by starving barbarian tribes. Richard Blake’s protagonist, Aelric, a senator of the ...Read Review

The Sword of Damascus

By Richard Blake - Published 2011

Genres:

Thriller

Jarrow in the Dark Ages. Also the cold and wet ages, a particularly wearing combination for Brother Aelric, aged 94. Even worse, a pack ...Read Review

The Terror of Constantinople

By Richard Blake - Published 2009

Genres:

Adventure

AD 610 and Constantinople is a dangerous place to be. Outside, enemies of the Emperor Phocas have their sights set on the city, and ...Read Review

Conspiracies of Rome

By Richard Blake - Published 2008

Genres:

AdventureMystery/Crime

608 AD. Young Englishman Aelric is interpreter and secretary to Maximin, a priest, who is part of the Roman mission to convert England to ...Read Review