Thriller
Defectors
Moscow, 1961. It’s been twelve years since CIA agent Frank Weeks betrayed his country —and his own brother—then disappeared behind…
The Irregular: A Different Class of Spy
The Irregular is an amazing mix of actual persons and events, persons and events from the author’s imagination and some…
A Single Spy
It is 1936 in Soviet Azerbaijan when we meet Alexsi, a 16-year-old orphan who has managed to survive on his…
Corpus
Set in Cambridge in 1936, Corpus is Rory Clements’ first novel to depart from the Elizabethan era. At first glance…
Where Dead Men Meet
Where Dead Men Meet is a taut thriller set in 1937 Europe. From the opening scene, even the opening line,…
The Good Assassin
Oh, Cuba. Castro casts a long shadow, making it difficult to remember when he wasn’t in power. The Good Assassin…
The Road to Ithaca
While stationed in Moscow in 1941, Baron Martin von Bora, a captain in the German Wehrmacht, is ordered to the…
Dark Asylum: A Jem Flockhart Novel
This is the second in the series that features Jem Flockhart, the young apothecary, who made her debut in Beloved…
The Sign of Fear
It is 1917, and the ageing Sherlock Holmes has retired to the countryside, while Dr Watson, back from the war,…
Thin Air: A Ghost Story
1935 in the Himalayas, and Dr. Stephen Pearce is part of a small party of climbers that are to attempt…
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