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The Jazz Files

The Jazz Files
  • Author(s): Fiona Veitch Smith
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): 1920s

“It stands for Jazz Files,” said Rollo. “It’s what we call any story that has a whiff of high society scandal but can’t yet be proven… you never know when a skeleton in the closet might prove useful.” Set...

The Jewelled Moth (The Sinclair’s Mysteries)

The Jewelled Moth (The Sinclair’s Mysteries)
  • Author(s): Katherine Woodfine, Júlia Sardà (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Edwardian era

A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9+, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell, Enid Blyton and Robin Stevens. The follow up to Katherine Woodfine’s bestselling debut novel, The Clockwork Sparrow. THE HONOUR...

The Khan

The Khan
  • Author(s): Saima Mir
  • Location(s): Bradford, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Be twice as good as men and four times as good as white men. Jia Khan has always lived like this. A successful lawyer, her London life is a long way from the grubby Northern streets she knew as...

The Killer Next Door

The Killer Next Door
  • Author(s): Alex Marwood
  • Location(s): London, Croydon
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

No. 23 has a secret. In this bedsit-riddled south London wreck, lorded over by a lecherous landlord, something waits to be discovered. Yet all six residents have something to hide. Collette and Cher are on the run; Thomas is...

The Lady Thief of Belgravia

The Lady Thief of Belgravia
  • Author(s): Allison Grey
  • Location(s): Belgravia, London
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): 1870s

A notorious thief joins up with Belgravia’s most eligible gentleman to steal for Queen and country… London, 1879. Della Rose scans the crowds until she finds her target. A well-dressed gentleman with a fine gold watch. Stealing it will...

The Lake House

The Lake House
  • Author(s): Kate Morton
  • Location(s): London, Polperro
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 20th Century to present

A missing child . . . June 1933, and the Edevane family’s country house, Loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the much-anticipated Midsummer Eve party. Alice Edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. Not...

The Last Bookshop in London

The Last Bookshop in London
  • Author(s): Madeline Martin
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1939-1940

August 1939: London prepares for war as Hitler’s forces sweep across Europe. Grace Bennett has always dreamed of moving to the city, but the bunkers and blackout curtains that she finds on her arrival were not what she expected....

The Last Dress from Paris

The Last Dress from Paris
  • Author(s): Jade Beer
  • Location(s): London, Paris
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 2017 / 1952

Each Dior dress tells a story… London, 2017. When her beloved grandmother, Sylvie, sends her to Paris to retrieve a dress she wore decades before, Lucille sees the perfect opportunity to briefly escape the pressures of her own life....

The Last Garden in England

The Last Garden in England
  • Author(s): Julia Kelly
  • Location(s): Highbury
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1907, 1944, Present Day

A tale of five women living across three different times (1907, 1944, present day), connected by a special garden at Highbury House estate and the secrets it holds.

The Last London

The Last London
  • Author(s): Iain Sinclair
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Modern

Iain Sinclair has been documenting the peculiar magic of the river-city that absorbs and obsesses him for most of his adult life. In The Last London, he strikes out on a series of solitary walks and collaborative expeditions to...

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