Marilyn Sherlock
The Leopard Unleashed
This is Elizabeth Chadwick’s third book and follows on where The Running Vixen left off, continuing the story of Guyon,…
The Maid
The Hundred Years War and the story of Joan of Arc are inextricably linked in the pages of history, and…
The Quiet Twin
Set in an apartment block in Vienna at the beginning of World War II, this is a story of murder…
Hunt the White Gold
In 1717 Valentim Mendes, Governor of the Portuguese Verdes, midway between Portugal and Brazil, was relieved of his left hand…
She-Wolves
When one thinks of English Queens, one of the first to come to mind is Elizabeth I, but she could…
An Uncommon Bequest
Set in Regency England, the story follows the ups and downs of Sophie Garnet, a poor relation, due to her…
The Anatomy of Ghosts
1786. John Holdsworth, a small-time bookseller, was faced with near bankruptcy following several unfortunate incidents: the drowning in the Thames…
The Armour of Achilles
The Armour of Achilles is the third in what I assume is to be a quartet of books retelling the…
The Secret History of Costaguana
In 1904, Joseph Conrad published Nostromo, set in the fictitious South American republic of Costaguana, claiming that his information came…
Pearl of China
China, at the end of the 19th century and in the dying days of the Empire. In the town of…
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