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The Mitford Murders

The Mitford Murders
  • Author(s): Jessica Fellowes
  • Location(s): Oxfordshire, London
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 1990s

It’s 1919, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her oppressive and dangerous uncle. Louisa’s salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside....

The Moonlight Dreamers

The Moonlight Dreamers
  • Author(s): Siobhan Curham
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A inspirational, heart-warming book about four girls trying to find their place in the world. Siobhan Curham celebrates very different but like-minded friends in this captivating novel. Amber craves excitement and adventure. Instead, she’s being bullied at school for...

The Morning Gift

The Morning Gift
  • Author(s): Eva Ibbotson
  • Location(s): Vienna, London
  • Genre(s): Coming of Age, Fiction
  • Era(s): WW2

A richly imagined story of unexpected love, independence, and belonging – The Morning Gift is a classic WWII romance from Eva Ibbotson, with an introduction from Sarra Manning. Eighteen-year-old Ruth lives in the sparkling city of Vienna with her...

The Murder Wheel

The Murder Wheel
  • Author(s): Tom Mead
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1938

Illusionist turned sleuth Joseph Spector investigates a sinister conundrum at a 1930s theatre in this thrilling new mystery novel from Tom Mead, author of Death and the Conjuror, one of Publishers Weekly‘s Mysteries of the Year 2022. 1938, London....

The Muse

The Muse
  • Author(s): Jessie Burton
  • Location(s): Andalusia (Andalucía), London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s/1930s

On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having struggled to find her place in the city since she...

The Muse of Fire

The Muse of Fire
  • Author(s): Carol M Cram
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1808-1809

Based on real events, The Muse Of Fire takes readers behind the scenes of London’s massive Covent Garden Theater at the dawn of the 19th Century. The intrigue, romance and betrayal swirling around the actors offstage rivals anything they...

The Mystery of the Hidden Fortune

The Mystery of the Hidden Fortune
  • Author(s): Christine McHaines
  • Location(s): Greenwich, London
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): contemporary

A typically useless twenty-something must grow up quickly when a house-sitting job gets him mixed up with serious crime… Quentin Cadbury is left in charge of his late aunt’s home in Greenwich, London, when his parents up sticks and...

The Mystery of the Lucky Cat

The Mystery of the Lucky Cat
  • Author(s): Christine McHaines
  • Location(s): Greenwich, London
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): contemporary

An impulsive act sets a cat among the pigeons on a quiet London street… After a slow year, amateur sleuth Quentin Cadbury and his sidekick, the ever-desirable Wanda Merrydrew, happen upon the lifeless form of a neighbour’s cat. Having...

The New Life

The New Life
  • Author(s): Tom Crewe
  • Location(s): London
  • Era(s): Later 19th Century

London, 1894. John and Henry have a vision for a new way of life. But as the Oscar Wilde trial ignites public outcry, everything they long for could be under threat. After a lifetime navigating his desires, John, married...

The Night Bus Hero

The Night Bus Hero
  • Author(s): Onjali Q. Rauf
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Children
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘The boy’s an absolute menace.’ ‘He’s a bully. A lost cause!’ ‘Why can’t he be more like his sister?’ I’ve been getting into trouble for as long I can remember. Usually I don’t mind ‘cos some of my best,...

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