It’s Easter Sunday in 1955 and a young man lies face-down on the ground covered in blood. A woman, blonde and petite, stands over him with a gun in her hand. This is the story of Ruth Ellis as never told before… As Ruth awaits her trial in Holloway Prison, she recollects growing up in […]
The Secret Society of Librarians by Kate Thompson
London, 1939. When war breaks out on librarian Joyce Kindred’s doorstep and a call for help rings out across the libraries of London, she’s determined to act. Joyce knows only the world of books can offer safety and comfort to her neighbourhood — and she will make sure no one is left behind. Joyce sets […]
A Shroud of Snow by Sarah Hawkswood
December, 1145. Hamelin Isenmongere, trader in iron and charcoal from Gloucester, is considered by many to be the most popular man in Worcester. Why then is he found on the quayside near his warehouse with his head beaten in? As the winter bites, Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll and Walkelin begin the hunt for a […]
The Knife Maker of Venice by David Gilman
In 1604, as pirates seeking slaves to sell in the markets of North Africa terrorise the coasts of Europe, headstrong Richard Sheriff and his sister Elizabeth are torn from their Devonshire home and thrust into a waking nightmare. Richard’s skills as a blacksmith see him fetch a high price, but the pirate captain has other […]
They Can’t Burn Us All by Cathryn Kemp
Westfjords, Iceland. 1655, and Þuríður Jónsdóttir has grown up praying to the old gods and watching her father and brother practise rune magic. But now, a witch-hunting craze is sweeping across the land of ice and fire, fuelled by the Protestant Reformation. Unlike elsewhere in Europe, those condemned as witches here are not women, but […]
Liesel’s War by Corin Burnside
In April, 1945, Hamburg is a city on the brink of collapse, and Liesel Heinemann is caught in the storm of war. Once a promising student of translation, she is now a reluctant interpreter for the Nazis, her life irrevocably altered by the horrors surrounding her. Everything changes when she saves a British soldier who […]
City of Traitors by Alex Gerlis
Soviet double-agent ‘Archie’ is now a British diplomat in the United States, feeding information on the Special Relationship back to Moscow Centre. Meanwhile, erstwhile Soviet agent ‘Bertie’ – Charles Cooper – is sent on a perilous mission to Italy before being drawn towards Berlin as the Allies draw near their goal. As the Red Army […]
Crusader’s War by Michael Jecks
Once-close brothers, Fulk and Odo, now find themselves on very different paths – separated by past tragedies and Odo’s growing religious fanaticism. While Odo descends into ruthless zealotry, believing himself God’s chosen leader and abusing his stolen wife Sybille, Fulk struggles to hold onto his humanity amid the carnage of war. But the fractured pilgrim […]