Blogs in March 2021

The Last of the Spirits 6th March 2021

Sam and Lizzie are freezing and hungry on the streets of Victorian London. When Sam asks a wealthy man for some coins, he is rudely turned away. Months of struggle suddenly find their focus, and Sam resolves to kill...

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Wild Boy and the Black Terror 6th March 2021

The second in a series of pacy, mystery-adventure stories, set in the seamy, smoggy underworld of Victorian London. A new sensation grips London – a poisoner who strikes without a trace, leaving victims mad with terror … and then...

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Wild Boy 6th March 2021

A fiendishly pacy mystery-adventure story for 9+ readers, set in the seamy, smoggy underworld of Victorian London. BEHOLD THE SAVAGE SPECTACLE OF THE WILD BOY! London, 1841. A boy covered in hair, raised as a monster, condemned to life...

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Dancing the Charleston 5th March 2021

A glittering trip back in time to the 1920s! ‘Wild glamour, class conflict, buried secrets and a cameo appearance by Hetty Feather are all delivered with Wilson’s inimitable, intensely readable flair, interspersed with Nick Sharratt’s cheery illustrations’ – The...

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Black Powder 5th March 2021

A rip-roaring historical adventure set at the time of the Gunpowder Plot – winner of the Historical Association Young Quills Award! England, 1605. 12-year-old Tom must save his father from hanging. He falls in with a mysterious stranger –...

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