Blogs in May 2014

The Bookshop That Floated Away 18th May 2014

In early 2009 a strange sort of business plan landed on the desk of a pinstriped bank manager. It had pictures of rats and moles in rowing boats and archaic quotes about Cleopatra’s barge. It asked for a £30,000...

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Mistaken Identity 8th May 2014

An irresistibly indulgent novel about identical twins, an autocratic tycoon, and the sensual, sophisticated Greek seaside. Greek tycoon Alex Kristidis will do anything it takes to prevent his brother marrying pop star Susie Hamlin, and Susie’s twin sister Leah...

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Just One Evil Act (Inspector Linley 18) 6th May 2014

When Hadiyyah Upman disappears from London in the company of her mother, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is as devastated as the girl’s father. They are her close friends as well as neighbours, but since the child is with her...

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Silenius’ Gift 27th April 2014

This story tells the adventures of Antonious, a hapless British slave as he trails around Northern Britain in a quest for a box. The story is set in Britain, just after the murder of Emperor Domitian; Nerva is on...

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The Lost Art of Gratitude 25th April 2014

Isabel Dalhousie, philosopher and amateur solver of other people’s problems, meets an old foe, Minty Auchterlonie, at a birthday party attended by their young children. Ambitious Minty, now the head of a small investment bank, is in trouble with...

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