Hodder & Stoughton
City of Masks
This is the third novel in Sykes’ Somershill Manor series, but can be read as a standalone. Set in 1358…
The Third Nero
September, AD 89. Rome is in turmoil. Emperor Domitian is on the throne and becoming more and more paranoid. Rumours…
City of Masks
In this mystery set in the 1350s, Oswald de Lacy, Lord Somershill endures a brutal interrogation and receives a menacing…
Flame in the Mist
Mariko, the daughter of a renowned samurai family in medieval Japan, is totally unlike any of her female counterparts, having…
Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble
I enjoy the Dandy Gilver crime series, and this latest offering from McPherson is, as ever, a pleasure to read.…
Persephone
1807: Napoleon has turned his attention to Portugal. Sir Thomas Kydd is ordered to Lisbon to assist in the evacuation…
Crimson and Bone
1853. Annie Stride, a penniless prostitute, plans to kill herself by throwing herself into the Thames from Waterloo Bridge. Her…
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…
Betrayal: The Centurions I
68 AD, a time of turmoil in the Roman Empire. Nero has committed suicide, and Galba has taken the throne.…
The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain’s Greatest Dynasty
In Borman’s latest, the focus is not only the personal relationships of the Tudor monarchs and their intimates, but also…
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