October 1940. The London borough of West Ham is in the grip of yet another night of bombing, and undertaker Francis Hancock is in the grip of yet another night of temporary insanity. A veteran of Wor
When the gorgeous Henry Crawford and his pretty sister, Mary, come to Mansfield, they have no idea of the commotion they will cause. There they find the Bertram family, with their beautiful daughters
A body is discovered in a cave in the remote region of Cappadocia, Turkey. The woman died of gunshot wounds, and her corpse has lain undisturbed for twenty years. Who is she and who killed her? Inspe
1324. The kingdom is in an uproar. Roger Mortimer—once the king's most able commander, now his most hated enemy—has escaped from the Tower and hired an assassin to murder the monarch. Others have the
Ed Malone?a reporter for the London Journal?is persuaded to join the larger-than-life Professor George Edward Challenger on a scientific expedition to explore a hidden plateau in the depths of the Am
Eight years earlier, Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth fell in love, but Anne allowed herself to be persuaded that the young man wasn’t an adequate match. Anne soon realized this to be a terrible mi
Beautiful, clever, rich, and well-meaning, Emma Woodhouse thinks she knows best. She can’t resist orchestrating other people’s lives, and convinced that she’s not destined to find true love herself, s
North Africa, 23 October 1942. The eve of El Alamein, the battle that turned World War II. The greatest artillery barrage in the history of warfare is about to be unleashed. Within 12 days the Axis fo
Lawyer Gabriel Utterson has heard of an ambiguous, solitary, and violent man called Edward Hyde who is said to have trampled a young girl in the streets of London. Utterson becomes concerned when a f
When the crew of the China Belle mutinies off the coast of Australia, passenger Mal Willoughby's wife is killed. As he struggles to come to terms with his grief, Mal vows to hunt down the crew and ave
After being called to the court of the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, Mahu discovers that the boy king is suffering from a serious mental illness. With no heir apparent, the kingdom is close to collapse.
It is 313 AD, and tempers are rising in Rome. The Emperor Constantine and his mother Helena are trying to make sense of the new Christian religion which is spreading through the Empire. Scholars are l
In the late autumn of 1380, Brother Athelstan and his parish council are busy preparing for the annual Christmas mystery play when two young whores are found slain at a Southwark tavern. Their deaths
In 1879, the North West Frontier, India’s border with Afghanistan, provides the greatest opportunity for action and advancement for any officer in the British army. But it also guarantees the most ris
In 1897, the British redcoats are universally regarded as the finest fighting force in the world. Among them is Lieutenant Simon Fonthill, dispatched to South Africa with much to prove—for Colonel Cov
The atmosphere is volatile in the South African province of the Transvaal at the start of 1880. The discovery of diamonds has bred greed as a strong anti-British feeling is taking hold amongst the Boe
As a Premiership, World Cup, and Grand Slam winner, no one better embodies the charisma and the color of English rugby’s greatest era than Lawrence Dallaglio. He has some story to tell, not just
When even Sherlock Holmes is threatened, it seems that no one can escape the death and dread that blight Victorian England ...'Mr Sherlock Holmes, the well-known private detective, was the victim of a
Cooking for family and friends should be a pleasure, but trying to find the time in our busy lives can make it seem like a chore. Mary Berry takes the heat out of the kitchen by showing you how to pre
