In October 1939, with an injury forcing her to take time off work from the Mill, amateur sleuth Amy Rowlings has the perfect opportunity to help Inspector Bodkin with a baffling new investigation. A notorious gangster is found murdered at a local pub. But the real mystery is that Bodkin already investigated this same man’s […]
Cold Case at the Cottage by TA Belshaw
It’s ,August 1939. For decades, local children have feared Creepy Cottage, a derelict house rumoured to swallow intruders whole. But after a violent summer storm collapses an end wall, the ruins give up a grim secret: the skeleton of a young woman. When it’s revealed that the local police botched the original investigation, amateur sleuth […]
Vengeance at the Vicarage by TA Belshaw
It’s March, 1939, and a quiet Sunday morning turns deadly when the Reverend Villiers is found poisoned, propped up in the church’s lychgate. With a cryptic scripture reference scrawled in chalk beneath the body, the killer has left a shocking message for the small town of Spinton. Amateur sleuth Amy Rowlings is first on the […]
Murder at the Mill by TA Belshaw
In January, 1939, when clothing-factory heir Edward Handlsey is found murdered in a snow-covered Kentish town, mill worker Amy Rowlings finds herself at the top of the suspect list. The man had many enemies, many of them female, but Amy was the most recent victim of his wily ways. Luckily, as a certified lover of […]
Betrayal in Black Tie by TA Belshaw
It’s May, 1939. A black-tie civic awards ceremony promises a dull evening for Amy Rowlings and Inspector Bodkin – until the ‘Businessman of the Year,’ called away to answer the telephone, is found stabbed to death. The victim’s lucrative new armaments factory contract means half the town’s elite had a motive to kill him. When […]
The Man She Had to Save by Catherine Hokin
When Vivi arrives in Madrid, she is captivated by its heat and colour, a world away from the grey of her life as a lonely newlywed back in Berlin. But her diplomat husband and beloved brother Christian are here for one reason only: to bring the Nazi regime to Spain, and to destroy everything that […]
Historia interview: Carolyn O’Brien
Carolyn O’Brien’s new novel Rose & Renzo is set in 1930s Manchester and is deeply entwined with the radical politics of the time, the backdrop to a passionate coming-of-age story. Carolyn O’Brien talks to fellow novelist Carolyn Kirby about the inspirations for her book. CK: Rose & Renzo is a wonderful read! Tell us about […]
Echoes of the Past at the Orchard Cottage Hospital by Lizzie Lane
It’s Somerset in 1934 and the May Day celebrations are under way, offering some light relief from the daily hardships and a glimmer of hope for a brighter future for the folk of Norton Dene. Conscientious Sister Edith Harrison has her fortune told and a handsome, tall dark stranger is predicted to be on the […]