When talented musician Gray Robinson persuades Belle to abandon her university studies and follow him to Silverwood, home to an artistic community on the Cornish coast, Belle happily agrees even though they’ve only just met. She knows she is falling in love, and the thought of spending a carefree summer with Gray is all she […]
A Bitter Remedy by Alis Hawkins
Jesus College, Oxford, 1881. An undergraduate is found dead at his lodgings and the medical examination reveals some shocking findings. When the young man’s guardian blames the college for his death and threatens a scandal, Basil Rice, a Jesus College fellow with a secret to hide, is forced to act and finds himself drawn into […]
Treason of Sparta by Christian Cameron
When the dust settled and the blood dried after the Battle of Plataea, Greeks might have thought that their freedom was secured. But before the corpse of the Great King’s general was cold, Athens and Sparta began to bicker over dividing up the spoils. After an autumn of victory, it’s a long cold winter among […]
Resurrection by David Gilman
Somewhere in the Sahara, on the desolate border between Sudan and Chad, a P51 Mustang with long-range drop tanks slowly emerges from the dunes. Inside, the skeletalised remains of a man missing for three decades. His flying jacket bears no insignia, a worn leather attaché case lies by his side, held securely by a manacle […]
Historia Live in Dublin
Historia Live is coming to Ireland! If you enjoy historical fiction (or just good writing) join us in Dublin on 18 October for a free author event with four well-known Irish authors. The Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature have teamed up to bring you Historia Live Dublin, an exciting new series […]
Chasing the Dragon by Mark Wightman
It’s Singapore, 1940. When a local fisherman discovers the body of a missing American archaeologist, supposedly drowned, Detective Inspector Betancourt of the Singapore Marine Police decides things don’t quite add up. The archaeologist was close to deciphering the hitherto-untranslatable script carved on a pre-colonial relic known as the Singapore Stone, and was in prime position to capture […]
Historia interview: SG MacLean
To mark SG (Shona) MacLean’s new novel, The Winter List, being published, Historia spoke to her about returning to characters we thought we’d seen the last of, as well as how she goes about researching her novels and the importance of place. Shona also offered us some advice for new writers as well as a […]
Blessed are the Dead by CB Hanley
In April, 1219, Edwin Weaver finds himself at Tickhill Castle under false pretences. Earl Warenne wants Tickhill for himself and is convinced that a royal order for the castle to be handed over has been hidden, so he’s sent Edwin to find it and told him not to come back until he does. Frantic with […]