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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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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Laura Ackroyd, the journalist girlfriend of DCI Michael Thackerary, becomes drawn into the plight of Jenny Holden and her daughter Anna when she writes an article about domestic abuse. Suffering…

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March, 1896. Motherhood and work as a private detective don’t easily go hand-in-hand, but Vanessa is determined to give it a try.  Being a wife and mother has meant that…

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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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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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In shock as they came down from the house in the hills, Meldrum pressed his hands together to hide their trembling from his detective sergeant. What motive could account for…

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London 1899.  Gertrude Melrose is preparing for a New Year party when her brother enters her room.  She knows he wants money from her and refuses at once.  She loves…

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Detectives Sloan and Crosby are at a loss as to why Jack Haines’s greenhouse has been broken into; some expensive orchids have been destroyed but nothing seems to be missing….

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…went their separate ways. One headed for Canada, another disappeared and a third was believed to have committed suicide – at least until his body turns up two years later…

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Two years have passed for Livia and her sisters and  finally all seems well for them. Livia is set to marry Jack and her sisters are, for the moment, settled…

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Monsieur Pamplemousse finds himself in deep water when an unfortunate collision with a Mother Superior is caught on camera by the French tabloids. To avoid media attention, he is sent…

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…many of the less familiar studies here are equally as shocking. Thirteen murderers – the youngest only ten – used fire, poison, bullets and strangulation on victims from infants to…

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…a letter threatening a massive loss of life if certain demands are not met – and the writer mentions Maisie by name. Tapped by Scotland Yard’s elite Special Branch to…

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With the country in the grip of economic malaise, Maisie Dobbs is relieved to accept an apparently straightforward assignment to investigate a potential land purchase. Her inquiries take her to…

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THE DEFINITIVE TRANSLATION Including artwork by Musashi himself   Japan’s business executives have long applied Musashi’s teachings to their business methods. This book – the original life-guide by Japan’s greatest…

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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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Something peculiar is going on at the Group Medical Practice in Taviscombe. Sheila Malory can’t help but feel it may be linked with the unexpected arrival of Dr Morrison. Arrogant…

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Stepping over the threshold of a once-happy family home turned charnel house, DCI Michael Thackeray knows he’ll be faced with a grim sight. After all his years in the force,…

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Joe Crozier, a businessman with a decidedly shady past, is enjoying being wined and dined, but refusing his host’s request, costs Joe more than he could ever have imagined…Bound and…

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This is the epic tale of one woman’s life – of her journey from poverty to notoriety, from the slums to the Forbidden City. Hers is a story of defiance…

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