Allison & Busby
Tapestry of War
June 1941, Alexandria. World War II is dragging on, and the British and their allies seem to be incapable of…
The Great Darkness
1939 Cambridge, England. It is the first night of the blackout – The Great Darkness, in what is still the…
The Black Silk Purse
I thoroughly enjoyed The Black Silk Purse. Set in Edwardian England on the brink of suffrage, the novel follows the…
The Magpie Tree
1844 on Bodmin Moor. Anna Drake wants to set up her own detective agency at a time when this service…
Murder Lies Waiting
Murder Lies Waiting may grab the attention by its quirky title, giving the reader the idea that they are in…
The Black Earth
The Black Earth begins in 1922, with a chance encounter between two children in Athens. Zoë has become separated from…
The Deserter’s Daughter
This is a debut novel set in Chorlton, Manchester in the years after The Great War. It is a gripping…
An Uncertain Heart
The absolute horror and loss of life experienced by the soldiers and the medics who treated them from the battlefields…
Traitor
Mercia Blakewood has returned to England, having successfully concluded her assignment in New York on behalf of King Charles the…
The Darkness Within
In the wilds of Orkney in 1906, Emily’s family have gathered to support her, following the sudden death of her…
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