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Author
Publisher
Robert Hale
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
All are linked to the new Dorset Gardens Theatre where feisty young Betsy Brand is playing First Witch in Macbeth. It seems that a shadowy figure call The Salamander, who haunted London during the Fire, has returned to wreak cruel revenge on his enemies. With the authorities utterly baffled, Betsy takes on a new role as an investigator. She reasons that, perhaps, a clever, courageous actres can unravel the deepening mystery. But soon she faces a more...
Author
Series
Josephine Fox volume 1
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
The perfect read for fans of Sunday night drama. Foyle's War meets Jessica Fellowes in this deliciously dark tale of wartime family secrets and lies in small town England. Everyone has secrets, some are just more deadly than others . . . April 1941, Romsey, England. Josephine 'Josy' Fox hasn't set foot in Romsey in over twenty years. As an illegitimate child, her family - headed by her controlling grandfather - found her an embarrassment. Now, she...
Author
Publisher
Manilla Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
'Something's not right here.' I was aware of Mr Booth's eyes on me, and he seemed to hold his breath. 'What do you mean?' 'In the house. With the family.' West Yorkshire, 1904. When newly graduated nurse Ruby May takes a position looking after the children of Charles and Lilian England, a wealthy couple from a powerful dynasty of mill owners, she hopes it will be the fresh start she needs. But as she adapts to life at the isolated Hardcastle House,...
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Series
The DCI Ryan Mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Bolinda/Audible audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
He thought he was invincible, but he was wrong ... When an old man is found dead inside the ancient hermitage at Warkworth Castle, Northumbria CID are called in to investigate. With no apparent motive, it?s their job to unravel why he was murdered - and this time they?re forced to do it without their star detective ... DCI Ryan is thousands of miles away. He?s tracked a killer across Europe and has sworn not to return until he has his man in custody....
Author
Series
A DCI Satterthwaite Mystery volume 2
Publisher
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A brand new DCI Jude Satterthwaite crime mystery from the bestselling Jo Allen. When one-hundred-year-old Violet Ross is found dead at Eden's End, a luxury care home hidden in a secluded nook of the Lake District's Eden Valley it's tragic, of course, but not unexpected. Except for the instantly recognisable look in her lifeless eyes... that of pure terror. DCI Jude Satterthwaite heads up the investigation, but as the deaths start to mount up it's...
Author
Series
Merrily Watkins volume 3
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
When a redundant church is bought by a young pagan couple, the local fundamentalist minister reacts with fury. In an isolated community on the Welsh border, a modern witch hunt begins. Diocesan Exorcist Merrily Watkins is expected to keep the lid on the cauldron ... but what she finds out will seriously test her beliefs. Also, there's the problem of the country solicitor who won't be parted from his dead wife. The mystery of five ancient churches...
Author
Series
Dr Jo McCready Mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
CAN YOU TRUST A KILLER TO CATCH HIS OWN COPYCAT? The utterly gripping new Murder in Yorkshire crime novel by the brilliant Lesley McEvoy - for fans of Happy Valley. ___________________ Jacob Malecki killed fifteen people over a thirteen-year period. At the height of the murders, Dr. Jo McCready was at university and compiled a profile of Malecki, which broke open the case and helped send him down for life. Twenty-five years later a copycat killer...
Author
Series
Baker Street Mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
PRE-ORDER NOW - A GLORIOUS SHERLOCK HOLMES-INSPIRED MYSTERY FOR FANS OF NITA PROSE AND JANICE HALLETT London, 1932. When Harriet White rebuffs the advances of her boss at the Baker Street building society where she works, she finds herself demoted to a new position? a very unusual position. Deep in the postal department beneath the bank, she is tasked with working her way through a mountain of correspondence addressed to Baker Street?s most famous...
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Series
Miss Clara Vale Mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Embla Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Someone is killing fairy godmothers in Cinderella... Can Miss Clara Vale crack the case before the clock strikes twelve? 1929, December: Snow is falling, and Miss Clara Vale is wrapped up against the cold as she braves the icy streets of Newcastle in her latest investigation. When a young actress from the touring pantomime of Cinderella arrives at her door, Clara isn't sure what to make of her request. Sybil Langford, the legendary fairy godmother...
10) Written in blood
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Series
A Midsomer Murders Mystery volume 4
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Despite the fierce, and seemingly personal, objections of secretary Gerald Hadleigh, members of the Midsomer Worthy Writers' Circle press ahead and invite bestselling author Max Jennings to talk to their group. Besides, it's not as though he'll say yes. So when Jennings turns up to their meeting, they are completely over-awed by his presence. But before the evening is over, Gerald has been brutally murdered. Summoned to investigate, Detective Chief...
11) Strange ways
Author
Publisher
Canelo Adventure
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
No magician has ever escaped Coldwater Prison. But that is exactly where Amanda Coleman, heist artist and Abra-killer, must go. Somewhere in London, a mysterious blackmailer has enough evidence to put Amanda?s head in a noose and ensure her only remaining daughter, Michaela, is right alongside her when it happens. To save Michaela, Amanda must assassinate one of Coldwater?s most infamous residents. But the only way in is as an inmate. But a notorious...
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Series
Breakfast Club Adventures volume 3
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Marcus and the Breakfast Club Investigators are back and better than ever, just in time for for a brand new investigation! The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Phantom Thief is the third book in an exciting mystery series by England International footballer, child food-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE, inspired by Marcus's own experiences growing up! Written with Alex Falase-Koya, it is the perfect book for children aged...
Author
Series
Breakfast Club Adventures volume 3
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Marcus and the Breakfast Club Investigators are back and better than ever, just in time for for a brand new investigation! The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Phantom Thief is the third book in an exciting mystery series by England International footballer, child food-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE, inspired by Marcus's own experiences growing up! Written with Alex Falase-Koya, it is the perfect book for children aged...
Author
Series
The Last Templar Mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Canelo Adventure
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
No clues, and everyone?s a suspect... Agatha Kyteler, regarded as a witch by her superstitious neighbours, has no shortage of enemies. But when her body is found frozen and mutilated in a hedge one wintry morning, there seem to be no clues as to who could be responsible. Until a local youth runs away and a cry is raised? Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King?s Peace, is not convinced of the youth?s guilt, and he manages to persuade his close friend...
Author
Series
Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery volume 5
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Pre-order the BRAND NEW instalment in bestselling author T. A. Williams' Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series! A brand-new cozy crime series set in gorgeous Tuscany...It's murder in paradise! An old friend in need? Despite being retired from the police, Dan Armstrong is always on hand to help with solving a crime. So, when he?s contacted by an old colleague in need of help, Dan readily agrees. The only problem Dan can see is the location - an isolated...
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Series
Malvern Farm Mystery volume 2
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Where there?s a body in Malvern End, there are secrets to be uncovered? Jude Gray has worked hard to bring a steady equilibrium to life on Malvern Farm and things are going well. The only fly in the ointment is the foul addition of a new face in the village: staunch townie and chauvinistic sleaze, Des Smith. Jude has nothing but sympathy for his caring, patient wife, Loretta, who has become a regular visitor to the farm for a cup of tea and a chat....
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Series
Merrily Watkins volume 7
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
In the affluent, historic town of Ludlow, a teenage boy dies in a fall from the castle ruins. Accident or suicide? No great mystery - so why does the boy's uncle, retired detective Andy Mumford, turn to Diocesan Exorcist Merrily Watkins? More people will die before Merrily - her own future uncertain - uncovers a dangerous obsession with suicide, death and the afterlife hidden within these shadowed medieval streets.
18) Ghost rescue
Author
Publisher
Farshore
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
An epic and exciting adventure for listeners 8+ by the author of the bestselling Land of Roar series. Perfect for fans of BBC?s Ghosts! Sid Jones has always known she is different, but after accidentally freeing a 300-year-old pirate ghost (using a gel pen and a chocolate bar), Sid realises that she has actual MAGIC! Sid starts to use her magic to free more ghosts, who have all been trapped by the sinister innkeeper. But then a mysterious sickness...
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Series
The Jackdaw Mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
London, 1593. Five years on from the Armada and England is taking its first faltering steps towards a future as a global power. Nicholas Shelby - reluctant spy and maverick physician - and his companion Bianca Merton are settling into a life on Bankside. But in London there is always a plot afoot ? Robert Cecil, the Queen?s spymaster, once again recruits Nicholas to embark on a dangerous undercover mission that will take him to the back alleys of...
Author
Series
Tom Wilde volume 7
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Autumn 1945 - Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo, then blows itself to pieces. Former spy Professor Tom Wilde is enjoying peacetime in Cambridge, settling back into teaching and family life. Until a call from senior MI5 boss Lord Templeman brings him out of retirement. A nearby village has been locked down by the military, its residents blighted by a deadly illness. No one is allowed in or out. There...
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