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To Die For
Tessa Barclay
The new Crown Prince Gregory mystery
While in London, Greg Crowne 'Crown Prince Gregory von Hirtenstein' befriends pretty Polish countess Marcelina. When Marcelina is found dead, Greg is drawn into the police investigation. It emerges that Marcelina was in England to buy a lost Chopin manuscript. No sign of the manuscript is found on her body. Unravelling the mystery will take Greg to Paris and Scotland on the trail of a thriving Chopin forgery industry . . .
Diamonds in Disguise
Tessa Barclay
The new 'Gregory Crowne' mystery from this well-loved author
When the ex-Queen Nicoletta of Hirtenstein, Gregory's redoubtable grandmother, summons him to Rome where she is redecorating the villa of an Italian politician, Greg reluctantly complies. It appears that a valuable Russian icon, belonging to the politician's opera-singer wife, has disappeared. Greg is joined in Rome by his long-time companion, Liz Blair, and it's not long before they realize there's more going on than it first seemed . . .
Richer than Rubies
Tessa Barclay
A new novel of love and intrigue from the master storyteller
When Ivan Digby asks jewellery designer Jo Radcliffe to create a necklace using stones from the priceless 'Fieldingley Necklace', Jo is intrigued. The rubies were among the first sold abroad after Britain conquered Burma in the 1850s; after all these years, Betsey Fieldingley has had to sell them to clear her debts. But when the rubies are found to be fakes, Jo finds herself under attack and even the rather likeable Tim Fieldingley, Betsey's grandson, seems to blame her . . .
Deadly Inheritance
Simon Beaufort
Murder, intrigue and marriage in the Welsh Marches of old
When Sir Geoffrey's unpopular brother, Henry, is murdered, he unwillingly inherits Goodrich Castle in the Welsh Marches. Immediately, his sister pushes him towards a marriage that will provide an heir and stability for the family. But when Geoffrey survives attempts on his own life, he wonders whether they are linked to Henry's death, to his potential brides, or even to the rumoured murder of the Duchess of Normandy, as a Welsh revolt against the English looms . . .
The Bloodstained Throne
Simon Beaufort
The new 'Sir Geoffrey Mappestone' mystery
When the former crusader knight Geoffrey Mappestone and his friend Roger of Durham try to slip out of England to the Holy Land, a ferocious storm destroys the ship they are on and casts them ashore. The two knights are unwillingly thrust into the company of other shipwrecked passengers, and while attempting to evade the unwelcome attention of the more dangerous members of the group, they become unwillingly drawn into a plot to overthrow the king and return England to Saxon rule . . .
A Dead Man's Secret
Simon Beaufort
The new 'Sir Geoffrey Mappestone' mystery
When the former crusader knight Geoffrey Mappestone is ordered by King Henry to deliver a series of mysterious letters to the restless western reaches of Wales, he agrees only reluctantly. His conviction that the simple mission hides something more sinister is strengthened when the letters' scribe is murdered before the journey begins. Then one of Geoffrey's travelling companions is killed, and he knows he must uncover the secret behind the letters before more victims are claimed . . .
London in Chains
Gillian Bradshaw
An English Civil War novel from a highly-acclaimed author
London, 1647. Lucy Wentor, a young lady who was attacked by soldiers during the civil war, and then rejected by her sweetheart, hopes to start her life afresh in the capital with her uncle and aunt. London, however, is in chaos and her once well-to-do uncle is now almost bankrupt. Unwilling to go home, Lucy finds a job in publishing and excitement, love and independence soon follow . . .
A Corruptible Crown
Gillian Bradshaw
The compelling sequel to the English Civil War novel London in Chains
It is 1648, and the Civil War has been resurrected by a king still determined to be an absolute ruler and a parliament unable to agree how to govern without him. Blacksmith Jamie Hudson, weary and disillusioned, is forced to re-enlist, leaving his wife Lucy to struggle on alone in London: printing newsbooks, dodging the censors, and all the while supporting the Leveller demands for democracy and freedom, and hoping for a peace that will finally allow the two of them to be together again . . .
A Picture of Guilt
James Brownley
The first in a new mystery series
When journalist Alison Glasby gets the opportunity to work with Fleet Street legend Bill Davenport, she jumps at the chance. Four children were killed in Norfolk in 1969, murdered by Leonie Dellar, and Bill Davenport covered the case. When Glasby finds a photograph of one of the victims that Dellar had hidden, Davenport wants Glasby off the story now. What is it about the murders that he doesn't want her to know? . . .
The Sins of The Children
James Brownley
An Alison Glasby Mystery
Facing legal action for publishing an unsubstantiated article about police corruption, Alison Glasby's career in journalism seems to be over. But when she receives a tip-off that the senior police officer in charge of policing the police, one Henry Dunne, may have dark secrets of his own, Alison's luck appears to be changing. Until, that is, her source is found with his skull caved in and the promised evidence vanishes . . .
