It’s May, 1951, and celebration is in the air with the Festival of Britain. For the first time in years the mood is one of hope rather than hurt. For Detective Constable Faye Smith, London is not as safe as it seems. The criminal underworld is gaining strength, enjoying a lively existence below the surface. […]
Fables & Lies by Elisabeth Storrs
In WWII Berlin Freyja Bremer, a patriotic museum assistant, marries Kaspar Voigt, an ambitious SS scholar, to protect her father. Yet she is unaware her husband is instrumental in Himmler’s twisted quest for Aryan supremacy. As she strives to safeguard the priceless Priam’s Treasure from air raids, Freyja falls in love with Darien Lessing, an […]
Woden’s Vengeance by Donovan Cook
Prince Vortimer has imprisoned his father, King Vortigern – the High King of Britain. With Woden’s spear, Vortimer believes God has chosen him to lead an army south to banish the Jutes once and for all from Britain’s shores. Triumphant after the first battle, Prince Vortimer lays siege to the Jutes, but the war is […]
The Festival of Britain, 75 years ago
Julie Anderson looks back at the Festival of Britain, held 75 years ago this summer. Seen as a “tonic for the nation” after the Second World War and years of austerity, it’s the backdrop to her latest novel. It is 1951, six years after the end of World War Two. Rationing is still in place, […]
The House of Boleyn by Tracy Borman
When nobleman Thomas Boleyn, lord of Hever Castle, is called to London in 1509 to present himself to a newly-anointed King Henry VIII, he sets in train events that ensure the Boleyn name will never be forgotten. Years later, as Henry VIII relentlessly pursues Thomas’s daughter Anne Boleyn to be his queen, Hever Castle becomes […]
For King and Country by Griff Hosker
In September, 1905, Captain Roberts has returned to England, feeling uncertain of his future after the exploits of Fort Farafra. Recently married and on the cusp of fatherhood, he hopes to revert to a career with the regular army. Instead, his life takes a perilous turn when he is assigned as a bodyguard to a […]
Evil in High Places by Rory Clements
In 1936 all eyes are on Munich for the upcoming Olympic Games. As athletes fight for gold and the Nazis fight for power, Detective Sebastian Wolff faces a battle of his own. A famous actress has disappeared and Wolff has been ordered to find her, fast. But Elena Lang is no ordinary film-star: she is […]
Thornby Manor by Stephanie Bramwell-Lawes
Penniless and newly orphaned, Briar Monroe finds shelter at Thornby Manor, a brooding estate above a mist-shrouded lake. But whispers of a dead wife, an estranged son and locked-away secrets haunt its corridors. For this is a house that will not forget… Thornby Manor by Stephanie Bramwell-Lawes is published on 23 April, 2026. Do you […]