Allison & Busby
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…
The Contraband Shore
Royal Navy Captain Edward Brazier has reason to be pleased with life, even though he has no ship at present…
Under Attack
The seventh instalment of Edward Marston’s Home Front Detective Series sees Detective Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy under pressure in…
Daughters of India
This is Jill McGivering’s third novel, all informed by her journalistic career in Asia, and featuring sympathetically-described women. Set in…
Marked to Die
This medieval whodunit is set in 1143 in what are now the West Midlands. Droitwich, or Wich as it was…
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