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The Woman Who Spoke to Spirits
Alys Clare
Accounts clerk Ernest Stibbins approaches the World's End investigation bureau claiming his wife Albertina has been warned by her spirit guides that someone is out to harm her. Lily Raynor is initially sceptical, but after attending a séance she realizes Albertina is in terrible danger... but how do you investigate threats from beyond the grave?
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Publication Date: 28 Feb 2019
ISBN: 9780727888686
Price: £20.99
Dimensions: 222 x 141
Extent: 240pages
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Publication Date: 1 Jun 2019
ISBN: 9780727888686
Price: $28.99
Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.25
Extent: 240pages
The Angel in the Glass
1604. When the emaciated body of a vagrant is found on the moor, it's the verdict of physician Gabriel Taverner that the man died of natural causes. But who was he, and why had he come to this small village to die cold, sick and alone? Attempting to find the answers, Taverner unearths a series of shocking secrets stretching back fourteen years.
The Rufus Spy
Apprentice healer Lassair heads on a perilous journey north in the absorbing new Aelf Fen medieval mystery.
October, 1093. On a perilous journey north in search of King William, Lassair and her former lover Rollo are pursued by a skilled and ruthless assassin. They do not know who he is or why they have been targeted, but if they are to survive, they must turn the tables on their would-be killer.
The Devil's Cup
1216. England has been invaded. The country is divided. Some support Prince Louis of France; others remain loyal to the king. King John summons Sir Josse d'Acquin to support him, but can Josse save the king from himself? Meanwhile, Meggie attends a sick patient, who tasks her with retrieving a cursed treasure...
A Rustle of Silk
Introducing physician-sleuth Dr Gabriel Taverner in the first of an intriguing series of mysteries set in early 17th century Devon.
1603. Former ship's surgeon Gabriel Taverner is trying to re-establish himself as a physician in rural Devon. But it's not easy to gain the locals' trust, and several disturbing incidents convince him that at least one person does not welcome him. When he's called out to examine a body, he starts to uncover some darker aspects of the silk trade.
The Night Wanderer
Eleventh century Cambridge is rocked by a series of brutal murders.
When a body is found on a lonely river bank, its throat torn out, rumours abound that the legendary demon known as the Night Wanderer has returned to wreak havoc. It's up to apprentice healer Lassair to uncover the Night Wanderer's true identity and find out what he really wants - before he kills again.
A Shadowed Evil
February, 1212. A Hawkenlye mystery.
Sir Josse d'Acquin and Helewise are summoned to Southfire Hall, where Josse's elderly uncle, Hugh, lies dying, surrounded by his children. But the pair soon discovers that Hugh's ill health is not the only cause of distress in the house, and the longer they remain there, the more they feel that something is very wrong . . .
Blood of the South
Apprentice healer Lassair encounters a mysterious veiled noblewoman who brings unexpected peril.
When Lassair encounters a veiled noblewoman on the quay at Cambridge, set on by an angry mob, she assumes involvement with her will be brief. She has no idea that the woman, alone but for her infant child, brings both mystery and peril. Then a devastating flood hits the fens, and among the wreckage and debris washed up at Aelf Fen is a body...
The Winter King
The death of an unpopular nobleman brings trouble to Sir Josse's family, in the latest Hawkenlye mystery.
All Saint's Eve, 1211. An overweight but wealthy nobleman, desperate for an heir, dies at a celebration feast. The death seems natural, but healer Sabin is beset by doubts. There is only one person Sabin can turn to for help: fellow healer Meggie, daughter of Sir Josse d'Acquin. But what she requires of her is dangerous indeed...
Land of the Silver Dragon
A traveller's gory tale strikes a little too close to home for Lassair . . .
When apprentice healer Lassair hears a grisly tale from a peddler about a red-bearded giant breaking into a woman's home and caving in her skull like an eggshell, she isn't too alarmed; peddlers, she has observed, tend towards the dramatic. But then she learns that the woman was a distant relation. The intruder was searching for something, and now he thinks that Lassair knows where it is. As he becomes increasingly desperate and his search brings violence to her very home, Lassair must face the terrifying thought that the killer will stop at nothing to discover his prize . . .
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The Song Of The Nightingale
In this Hawkenlye mystery, desperate men commit terrible crimes - but vengeance is on its way...
Winter, 1211. Former abbess Helewise moves back to her cell near Hawkenlye Abbey to help the needy, putting a strain on her relationship with Sir Josse D'Acquin, who is called to examine the bodies of three men, one of whom bears a complicated symbol carved into his chest: a symbol that signifies vengeance. Meanwhile, far from home, Sir Josse's son Ninian has become involved in the cause of the doomed Cathar people; soon to be swept up in a fight that they cannot hope to win...
The Way Between the Worlds
A Lassair Aelf Fen historical mystery.
Come to me! I need you! These words bring apprentice healer Lassair awake one morning in the spring of 1092, trembling with terror. Soon Lassair is certain that one of her loved ones is in terrible danger, and when the news comes that a nun at Chatteris Abbey (where her beloved sister Elfritha lives) has been murdered, Lassair fears the worst. She sets off immediately, but the danger she will have to face may be greater than she is ready for . . .
The Rose of the World
The ever-popular 'Hawkenlye' series returns. When Helewise's grandchild goes missing, everything is threatened.
Autumn, 1210. A year ago, King John was excommunicated - and now his men have come to Hawkenlye Abbey to take it over. Abbess Caliste, Helewise's successor, worries how she is to feed the nuns under her care, let alone conduct her usual good works. Meanwhile, Helewise has moved into Hawkenlye Manor with Josse, and their lives are full of family and warmth. But after a visit to St Edmund's Chapel, Helewise's eleven-year-old granddaughter, Rosamund, goes missing - and soon all that they hold dear is threatened . . .
Music of the Distant Stars
A Lassair mystery by a well-loved author.
Very early one summer morning, Lassair slips out of her Fenland village on a deeply personal mission and discovers the body of a young woman, hidden where it has no place to be. The girl's identity is quickly discovered but, as she wonders who killed her and why, Lassair swiftly becomes mystified and frightened. Why did a sweet-natured seamstress have to die? Suspicion soon creeps uncomfortably close to home; then another body is found . . .
Mist Over the Water
The second in a brand-new medieval mystery series from the author of the popular Hawkenlye series
On Ely Island, the Normans are proclaiming their authority with the construction of a magnificent cathedral. When Morcar, fishing for eels nearby, is attacked, his cousin Lassair is sent to nurse him. Morcar tells Lassair a frightening tale of assassins in the dark and a brief vision of horror. Then the killers strike again, and, as the secret hidden within the walls of Ely Abbey claims more victims, Lassair is forced to face a challenge that she fears is far beyond her . . .
Out of the Dawn Light
A brand new medieval mystery from the author of the Hawkenlye series
England, 1087. On her sister's wedding day, Lassair meets an enigmatic stranger who brings a breath of the fascinating outside world to her backwater Fenland village. When he asks Lassair to use her unique talents to help locate a mysterious treasure she accepts, despite the dangers. But this is no ordinary treasure hunt; the object of the perilous search is five hundred years old and has a terrifying power . . .
The Joys of My Life
The Hawkenlye series continues as mysterious knights trouble the realm
May 1199. Abbess Helewise has been summoned by Queen Eleanor to discuss the building of a chapel at Hawkenlye Abbey. Meanwhile, Sir Josse d'Acquin is on the trail of a group of mysterious knights rumoured to be devil worshippers. As Helewise heads for home, Josse follows his quarry to Chartres, where he meets the last person he expects: Joanna. And she has grave problems of her own . . .
The Paths of the Air
What do you do when a crusader returns with devils on his back?
Autumn 1196. A secretive stranger arrives at New Winnowlands, and Sir Josse d'Acquin guesses that he is a returning Crusader. Josse seeks the assistance of Abbess Helewise of Hawkenlye to have the man's injuries treated in the infirmary. But then the various demons who are on the man's trail begin to turn up, and Josse realizes that his mysterious guest has brought with him a terrible secret . . .