India in 1951: after wilfully ignoring orders from her superiors, Persis Wadia, India’s first female police detective, has been exiled from Bombay to the wild and mountainous state of Nagaland. As India’s first post-Independence election looms, and tensions rise across the country, Persis finds herself banished to the Victoria Hotel, a crumbling colonial-era relic, her […]
Tangled Souls by Jane Dismore
Outrageously handsome, witty and clever, Harry Cust was reputed to be one of the great womanisers of the late Victorian era. In 1893, while a Member of Parliament, he caused public scandal by his affair with artist and poet Nina Welby-Gregory. When she revealed she was pregnant, horror swept through their circle known as ‘the […]
The Centurion by Jack Jarvie
Centurion Marcus Marcellus carries a legendary name. His great-grandfather was the Roman commander whose faith once astonished Jesus of Nazareth. But while Marcus inherited the reputation, he did not inherit the belief – until now. Persecuted in Rome, he is posted to Britannia’s bleak northern frontier. Charged with supplies for the emperor’s new wall, he […]
Beattie Cavendish and the Highland Hideaway by Mary-Jane Riley
In 1949 the Cold War is tightening its grip, spies lurk in every shadow, and the race for the atomic bomb is turning deadly. When GCHQ operative Beattie Cavendish is sent to a remote listening station in the Scottish Highlands, she finds its commander missing, the mission compromised, and whispers of a German spy ring. […]
In the Shadow of the Solstice by Meg Clothier
Nin is joining the gilded world of her sister’s husband — a powerful man known only as the Bear. It’s midwinter and there’s victory to feast. And where better than at the Hall high above the mists of the Lake? But why is the Lake so unsettled? The bonds of love and ambition once united […]
Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young
Eighties pop band The A64 are reuniting for the gig of a lifetime at Scarborough’s Open Air Theatre, and Helen Dexter is overjoyed when they book into her Seaview Hotel. However, as old tensions rise within the band, it’s clear each musician has something to hide. Why is lead singer Starr running away from her […]
Threefold Death by Victoria Dowd
A team of archaeologists claim to have found the tomb of the original warrior Queen of the Britons – Boudica. It’s the story of the century and investigative journalist Charlotte Blood wants nothing more than to get the inside scoop. But Charlotte is not the only one hunting for the truth. Other journalists are also […]
The Governor’s Man by Jacquie Rogers
In AD224, Imperial Investigator Quintus Valerius is summoned from Rome to Britannia by his old companion-in-arms, Governor Gaius Trebonius. Trebonius wants Quintus to investigate fraud at the silver mines he is overseeing. But on his journey to Somerset in the south-west of the isle, Quintus hears rumours of a Druid uprising. And when he encounters […]