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Of Judgement Fallen (The Anthony Blanke Mysteries)
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This is the second of the Tudor Mysteries featuring Anthony Blanke, a young trumpeter and groom employed by Cardinal Wolsey, King Henry VIII’...Read Review
The Four Horsemen
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The Four Horsemen is the second in a series of books following the adventures of Alvise Marango, an 18th-century Venetian tourist guide and ...Read Review
An Unlikely Agent
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London, 1905. Margaret Trant, a young secretary for an import-export company, sees no future for herself when her boss, the sleazy Mr Plimpson, informs ...Read Review
1588: A Calendar of Crime
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This title is described as a novel in five books, consisting of five short stories featuring Shirley McKay’s characters from the Hew ...Read Review
Penelope’s Web
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This is a new retelling of the Trojan War, centred on the character of Odysseus, and narrated in three different voices: Odysseus himself; ...Read Review
British Bulldog: A Mirabelle Bevan Mystery
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British Bulldog is the fourth novel in Sara Sheridan’s mystery series. I hadn’t read any of the previous novels, but it ...Read Review
Queen and Country
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Hew Cullen is a landowner and lawyer from Saint Andrews who finds himself – not entirely through his own volition – in London in the ...Read Review
Ascension
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Gregory Dowling’s fifth novel, his first foray into historical territory, is set in mid-18th century Venice and introduces a charming protagonist ...Read Review
Dacre’s War
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This novel of the Scottish and English borders in the 16th century is the sequel to Goring’s debut, After Flodden. It is ...Read Review
The Art of Waiting
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The Art of Waiting is set in Italy and Russia between 1928 and 1952. It tells the story of Aldo Gardini, a young Italian, through ...Read Review
