John Murray
The Magnificent Spilsbury and the Case of the Brides in the Bath
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Biographical FictionMystery/Crime
Between 1910 and 1914, three respectable women a little past their prime were found drowned in their baths not long after rushing into marriage with ...Read Review
The Newgate Jig
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“There is nothing more dreadful, surely, than seeing one’s own father hung.” But that’s just what young Barney Kevill does. Afterwards, ...Read Review
Realm
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The Spanish Armada is ready to set sail from Lisbon while in the Low Countries the Duke of Parma waits with his army ...Read Review
The Great Silence, 1918-1920: Living in the Shadow of the Great War
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This is the story of the pause between the Armistice in November 1918 and the interment of the unknown soldier in Westminster Abbey exactly ...Read Review
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham
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Fascinating throughout, this epic biography of one of the great men of English letters covers Maugham’s unhappy childhood, a youth in which ...Read Review
Venus of Empire: The Life of Pauline Bonaparte
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It is not always good news to have a dictator in the family. It certainly did no good for Stalin’s family, and ...Read Review
Walking in Pimlico
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This is Ann Featherstone`s first novel, and I, for one, will be looking forward eagerly to her next. She has previously written ...Read Review
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile
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Biographical FictionMystery/Crime
Oscar Wilde sails back to Europe after one of his visits to the United States, where this latest mystery begins to unfold with ...Read Review
The Chapel at the Edge of the World
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In 1942, Italian prisoners of war were taken to the Orkneys and employed to build the defences around Scapa Flow and later the causeway. ...Read Review
The Guardians of the Covenant
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If you liked The Da Vinci Code (and millions did despite the ridicule) then you will be delighted with The Guardians of the ...Read Review
