Blogs in July 2019

The Last of the Warrior Kings 6th July 2019

It’s a snowy evening, South London. From a bus, Max Wolf and his brother Angelo see a gang ominously tracking a well-known rapper, Mogul King, through the dark streets. Minutes later, Mogul King boards the bus, presses a parcel...

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Maeshowe Murders 6th July 2019

Head back 4,500 years, to a time when Skara Brae was a modern, living village rather than an ancient monument. Meet village priest Jona, fiery fire maker Roben, and Marna, who lives in the village with her widowed mother...

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A Wolf at the Gate 6th July 2019

Ketil had not intended to return to Orkney, but when you work for Thorfinn Sigurdarson, you obey orders. Thorfinn wants him back to help with a visiting Abbot from Saxony, escorted by an old colleague of Ketil’s. Then people...

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Tomb for an Eagle 6th July 2019

A man lies under the tawny earth, hands still clutching the knife that killed him. Thorfinn Sigurdarson, Earl of all Orkney and Caithness, has made a mistake, and he won’t let himself forget it. Now rumours have started in...

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The Return of the Native 5th July 2019

The Return of the Native is widely recognised as the most representative of Hardy’s Wessex novels. He evokes the dismal presence and menacing beauty of Egdon Heath – reaching out to touch the lives and fate of all who...

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