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The Cardinal’s Court

The Cardinal’s Court
  • Author(s): Cora Harrison
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Mystery
  • Era(s): 16th century

‘To shoot a man on the spur of the moment in the presence of the king and his court, not to mention the cardinal and his household, that took a boldness … Or utter despair.’ HAMPTON COURT, 1522. Lawyer...

The Case of Miss Elliott: (The Teahouse Detective 2)

The Case of Miss Elliott: (The Teahouse Detective 2)
  • Author(s): Baroness Orczy
  • Location(s): London, England
  • Genre(s): Historical, Mystery
  • Era(s): Early 20th Century

Every crime has its perpetrator, and every puzzle its solution. In the corner of the ABC teashop on Norfolk Street, Polly Burton of the Evening Observer sets down her morning paper, filled with news of the latest outrages, and...

The Case of the Dotty Dowager

The Case of the Dotty Dowager
  • Author(s): Cathy Ace
  • Location(s): England, Wales
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Meet the Women of the WISE Enquiries Agency. The first in a new series. Henry Twyst, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth, is convinced his mother is losing her marbles. She claims to have seen a corpse on the dining-room floor,...

The Case of the Mad Doctor

The Case of the Mad Doctor
  • Author(s): P D Lennon
  • Location(s): Bristol, England, Jamaica
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction, Magical Realism
  • Era(s): 1770s

1772: Barrister’s clerk, Isaiah Ollenu, an ambitious Black married father, is sent to Jamaica against his wishes with insurance agent Ruben Ashby, a pious bachelor. Finding missing people is the goal, but confronted by prejudice, untoward characters and vengeful...

The Catch

The Catch
  • Author(s): Mick Herron
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

If life in the Intelligence Service has taught John Bachelor anything, it’s to keep his head down. Especially now, when he’s living rent-free in a dead spook’s flat. So he’s not delighted to be woken at dawn by a...

The Celtic Prince

The Celtic Prince
  • Author(s): Suellen Ocean
  • Location(s): England, France, Jerusalem, Scotland
  • Genre(s): Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): Medieval

Females are wildly available to Jonathan, after all, he’s the prince. But when a strange girl, Ellen, wanders into his forest, he follows his instincts and his heart. However, she’s left behind an unfinished past and a man who...

The Cement Garden

The Cement Garden
  • Author(s): Ian McEwan
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1990s

In the arid summer heat, four children – Jack, Julie, Sue and Tom – find themselves abruptly orphaned. All the routines of childhood are cast aside as the children adapt to a now parentless world. Alone in the house...

The Chalky Sea

The Chalky Sea
  • Author(s): Clare Flynn
  • Location(s): Eastbourne
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): World War 2

Two troubled people struggle to find their way in a turbulent world. In July 1940, Gwen Collingwood drops her husband at the railway station, knowing she may never see him again. Two days later her humdrum world is torn...

The Chateau

The Chateau
  • Author(s): Karen Aldous
  • Location(s): Lake Geneva, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary, going back

Can young hearts ease a restless spirit? On the shores of stunning Lake Geneva, Gina Remy is celebrating her brother’s wedding – when the figure of a woman appears hovering above the water, beckoning to her. Ghostly visitations do...

The Child

The Child
  • Author(s): Fiona Barton
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Suspense, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers human remains, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it’s a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but...

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