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Appointment in Paris

Appointment in Paris
  • Author(s): Jane Thynne
  • Location(s): London, Paris
  • Genre(s): Historical, Espionage, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1940s

Following an acclaimed debut outing, Harry Fox, an MI5 Watcher, now suspended, and his associate Stella Fry are reunited during Britain’s darkest hour in this gripping espionage thriller. April 1940, and Britain is in turmoil. Chamberlain’s government is faltering,...

Arbitrage

Arbitrage
  • Author(s): Colette Kebell
  • Location(s): London, Brighton, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Crime, Suspense, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1980s to present

Ryan Logan thinks he has it all… A young attorney specialising in finance and tax law, Logan has earned an impressive reputation and commands a hefty fee for his services. But when he advises his corporate employers against a...

Archdeacon Goes Live (Full of bright ideas and only 46!)

Archdeacon Goes Live (Full of bright ideas and only 46!)
  • Author(s): J Ewins, L Telfer
  • Location(s): London, Devon
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
  • Era(s): 2019-2020

A hilarious story starring A.D. the Archdeacon, as in changed times, he reflects on the previous year’s progress of his mission to revamp religious broadcasting and take the church out of the building with the help of his outstandingly...

Arctic Star

Arctic Star
  • Author(s): Tom Palmer, Tom Clohosy Cole (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Plymouth, Russia
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): 1943, WW2

Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer returns with a thrilling naval adventure inspired by the incredible history of the Second World War Arctic convoys. Winter 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea...

Ardent Justice

Ardent Justice
  • Author(s): Peter Taylor-Gooby
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Present Day

Ade is a tax-inspector. She believes the money she raises pays for a decent NHS and adequate public services. She hates the City of London, the endless corruption, the bland assumption that tax is for the little people. She...

Armistice Runner

Armistice Runner
  • Author(s): Tom Palmer
  • Location(s): Cumbria
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): current

Lily has lots of worries. She’s struggling to compete in her fell-running races and, worse, she’s losing her gran to Alzheimer’s. But then she discovers her great-great-grandfather’s diaries from the First World War. Could his incredible story of bravery...

Arrowood

Arrowood
  • Author(s): Mick Finlay
  • Location(s): Southwark, Lambeth
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1890s

London society takes its problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood. “Gangsters, pornographers, drunks and Fenian terrorists abound in this Victorian noir detective novel, which crackles with energy and wit.” The Times (of London) – Top 100...

Art of Death

Art of Death
  • Author(s): Laurence Anholt
  • Location(s): Yeovil, Lyme Regis
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

Buddhism, love, art and murder – welcome to the world of the Mindful Detective When a famously narcissistic performance artist is found floating in a tank of formaldehyde at her own private view, suspicion falls on those closest to...

As Boundless as the Sea

As Boundless as the Sea
  • Author(s): Katharine E Smith
  • Location(s): Cornwall
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Present-day

“I absolutely loved this book and really hope there will be another in this series.” Two years into her new life in Cornwall, and while Alice Griffiths’ own romantic hopes have been dashed, it appears that whichever way she...

As If I Were A River

As If I Were A River
  • Author(s): Amanda Saint
  • Location(s): Lancaster
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s, 1970s, 2010s

When we discover the truth about others, we find ourselves…. Kate has a safe, happy, ordinary existence. Or so she thinks. When her husband Jimmy goes missing she is forced to re-evaluate every aspect of her life, and must...

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