- Location(s): Greece
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
It is winter in the mountains of Greece and as the snow falls in the tiny village of Vrisi a coffin is unearthed and broken open, revealing some unexpected remains to the astonished mourners gathered at the graveside. In...
- Location(s): Scottish Highlands
- Genre(s): Gothic, Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Mid 19th Century
Alone in the world, Elspeth Swansome takes the position of nanny to a family on the remote Scottish island of Skelthsea. Her charge, Mary, hasn’t uttered a word since the sudden death of her twin, William – just days...
- Location(s): St Petersburg (Leningrad)
- Genre(s): Historical, Mystery
- Era(s): 1917
St Petersburg 1917. The capital of the glittering Empire of the Tsars and a city on the brink of revolution where the jackals of the Secret Police intrigue for their own survival as their aristocratic masters indulge in one...
- Location(s): Oxford
- Era(s): 2018 and looking back
DI Fawley #5 An attractive student. An older professor. Think you know the story? Think again. THE NEW UP-ALL-NIGHT THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER CARA HUNTER She has everything at stake; he has everything to lose. But one...
- Location(s): Finland, Kyiv, Paris
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Historical
- Era(s): Early 20th century
First published in 1936 this book is thought to be quite autobiographical. It is the story of young girl’s difficult relationship with her beautiful, but vain and shallow mother. The novel is set during the period of the First...
- Location(s): Devon
- Genre(s): Historical, Romance
- Era(s): Victorian
She Needed to be Seen… As a lady’s companion, Clara Hartwright never receives much attention from anyone. And that’s precisely how she likes it. With a stormy past, and an unconventional plan for her future, it’s far safer to...
- Location(s): Manningtree
- Genre(s): Crime, Historical
- Era(s): Mid 1600s
The number of women my brother Matthew killed, so far as I can reckon it, is one hundred and six… 1645. When Alice Hopkins’ husband dies in a tragic accident, she returns to the small Essex town of Manningtree,...
- Location(s): Pompeii
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Early A.D.
An engaging, female-focussed novel set in ancient Pompeii, from an exciting new voice in historical fiction. The streets of Pompeii have a life of their own: the cries of the hawkers, the beauty and dirt of the crowds, the...
The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt
- Location(s): Moscow
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): 1970s
Escaping failure as an undergraduate and a daughter, not to mention bleak 1970s England, Martha marries Kit – who is gay. Having a wife could keep him safe in Moscow in his diplomatic post. As Martha tries to understand...
- Location(s): Amsterdam
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 17th Century
The Words in My Hand is the reimagined true story of Helena Jans, a Dutch maid in 17th-century Amsterdam, who works for Mr Sergeant the English bookseller. When a mysterious and reclusive lodger arrives – the Monsieur – Mr Sergeant...
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