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The Paths of the Air
Alys Clare
The new novel in the popular Hawkenlye series
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 . . .
The Joys of My Life
Alys Clare
The new novel in the Hawkenlye series
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 . . .
Out of the Dawn Light
Alys Clare
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 . . .
Mist Over the Water
Alys Clare
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 . . .
Music of the Distant Stars
Alys Clare
The new Lassair mystery from the author of the Hawkenlye books
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 . . .
The Rose of the World
Alys Clare
The new novel in the ever-popular 'Hawkenlye' series
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 . . .
Whitby Vampyrrhic
Simon Clark
In wartime Britain, vampires and an ancient curse rule the night
Winter, 1942. Beth, Sally and Alec are the only guests in an eerie seaport hotel in Whitby with a peculiar subterranean tunnel linking it to the ocean. It is a hotel haunted by questions. What does Eleanor Charwood, the landlady, hide in her basement, and what caused the bite-marks on her reclusive brother, Theo? Can the trio survive a Viking curse and save their very souls? . . .
Vengeance Child
Simon Clark
Jay, the orphan boy, doesn't want to hurt anyone. He tries so hard not to. Yet he has a frightening secret and knows of another hidden under an ancient ruin. An object concealed because it is too terrible to see. Nurse Laura Parris is determined to protect the children in her care. After Laura meets Victor Brodman, a widower, she wonders if she can trust him enough to reveal Jay's disturbing past. That he's the only survivor of a terrifying shipwreck, and that the boy is cursed with the power to blight the lives of everyone he encounters. When Jay becomes glassy-eyed and begins to murmur a person's name over and over, that's when evil is unleashed and there is no escape for his victims. Jay is the Vengeance Child. Soon his shadow will fall over all humanity . . .
Rude Awakening
Susan Rogers Cooper
The tenth Milt Kovak mystery from this best-selling author
Strange things are happening in Prophesy County. First, Deputy Dalton Pettigrew disappears on a mysterious date in Tulsa. His sister goes to rescue him, only to disappear herself. She'd left her middle child, Eli, in the care of Jean, the sheriff's wife, but now he's missing too. Who is the mysterious Dr Emil Hawthorne, and why is he out to get Jean? Can Milt Kovak find Eli before it's too late? . . .
Full Circle
Susan Rogers Cooper
The new E.J. Pugh murder mystery
Someone is stalking romance novelist E.J. Pugh's fourteen-year-old adopted daughter, Bessie. The whole Pugh clan rallies round her to keep her safe - but Bessie has more problems than an average teenager. When she was a child, her entire family were murdered . . . so who is this person claiming to be her dead brother Aldon? And who seems to be willing to take out her entire new family to get to her? The Pugh family is taken back, full circle, to where the horror all began . . .
