There’s a fine line between fact and fiction… Following the publication of his latest crime novel, Barclay Curle receives a letter from a woman accusing him of writing about the…

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Cambridge, 1888. Dr Geoffrey Akers, Fellow in Pure Mathematics at St John’s College, has been found dead, struck down by a violent blow to the head. What could provoke such…

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Four years have passed since Vanessa Duncan’s life was turned upside down: when she was first turned detective and discovered the true identity of a murderer amid the hallowed halls…

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When Debbie Fearnside, a young wife and mother goes missing, police interest is minimal. She would hardly be the first woman to abandon a tired marriage. Four weeks later it…

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Stranded in Portsmouth, John Pearce has once again failed to secure the release of those who depended on him – his fellow Pelicans. They have been shipped off to the…

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Simon Fonthill, his wife Alice and trusty ‘352’ Jenkins are bound from the Chinese port of Tientsin for Durban, South Africa at the urgent request of Kitchener. The rusty tub…

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Set in Edinburgh, After You’ve Gone is a moving story about a woman torn between her husband and another man in 1920s society.   Willa is a polite and respectable…

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Having escaped from yet another scandal, libidinous lawyer Leo Davies has at last decided to settle down. He’s going to sell his Belgravia pad and buy a family home for…

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From the creator of Paddington Bear Le Guide, France’s premier gastronomic guide is failing to whet the appetite of its audience in America.  Bribed by the Director with offers of…

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Life for Maisie Jackson has been far from happy for a number of years – ever since her mother re-married after her beloved father’s death, and her new stepfather and…

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Faced with a ship in need of repair, enemy attacks and the threat of wily Admiral Hotham, John Pearce is sailing into danger.   Meanwhile Ralph Barclay is on his…

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Monsieur Pamplemousse is looking forward to a well-earned break in the South of France courtesy of his employer – all he has to do is collect a piece of artwork…

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The garlic-laden winds of change are blowing through the vineyards of Burgundy. Under threat from the increasing use of pesticides is the helix pomotia: the humble snail, the main ingredient…

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April, 1933. To the costermongers of London, Eddie Pettit is simply a gentle soul with a near-magical gift for working with horses. When he is killed in a violent accident,…

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In their affluent San Francisco high school, Flannery Culp’s group, the Basic Eight, are dismissed as a pretentious clique, but to Flan they are indispensable. She needs Kate, despite her…

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From her surgery window Dr Megan Banesto watches as the body of Bianca Rhys is dragged from the local pond – a paranoid schizophrenic (famed for her outrageous claims and…

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Charismatic and brilliant lawyer, Leo Davies, is now head of chambers at 5 Caper Court and he’s beginning to feel the weight of his responsibilities. There’s discontent among his fellow…

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Over the years, the residents of Shrewsbury have become used to the occasional flood – living close to the River Severn, it comes as no surprise. But the latest deluge…

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At 5 Caper Court, the powerfully charismatic, sexually ambiguous Leo Davies QC inspires strong feelings in many, feelings that sometimes border on the obsessive. There’s the sexy, scheming, manipulative Sarah;…

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Something is amiss at a small primary school in the village of Horton. A local man, Joshua Baldwin, has been sitting in his car outside the school watching the children…

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On a late summer’s Monday, Doctor Claire Roget takes up her new post of clinical psychiatrist at a secure psychiatric unit in Stoke-on-Trent. Six months earlier, her predecessor, Heidi Faro…

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