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Behind the scenes of wartime Paris, she will face an undercover mission like no other ... Stunning debut historical fiction, inspired by the true story of French Vogue during the war, for all fans of Natasha Lester, Belinda Alexandra and Kate Quinn. 'Simply magnifique!' Natasha Lester The corset...

A stolen work of art and a murder connect two women across time in a thrilling and emotional novel about sisters, secrets, and healing the wounds of the past by the author of The Restoration Garden. To rebuild her life, grieving widow Maya Bishop moves to a cottage she inherited in the Pacific...

Caught between her family back in Harlem and her glamorous new life, Louise Lloyd finds that her knack for solving crimes translates when she’s called to investigate un meurtre in Paris. When a popular band leader is murdered, Louise Lloyd and her best friend, Rafael Moreno, are tasked with...

Discover an action-packed historical adventure novel from Michael Jecks. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell & Conn Iggulden! The first death was horrifying, the second was awful, the third was inevitable. Peter Clifford, priest of the bustling town of Crediton, is an anxious man. Already...

Discover a gripping historical adventure novel, full of action, from Michael Jecks. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell & Conn Iggulden! The death of a runaway could spark a revolt. Devon, 1318. Peter Bruther, who works the land for his lord, Sir William Beauscyr, is fed up with his life of...

Ein Mord im Weingarten – und ein Geheimnis, das seit Jahrzehnten im Keller ruht Wien, Sommer 1928: In einem Heurigen am Kahlenberg wird die Winzerin Tilde Haselbrunner tot im Weingarten gefunden. Doch damit nicht genug – im Weinkeller wird eine zweite Leiche entdeckt, die dort seit Jahrzehnten verborgen lag. Wie hängen die beiden Todesfälle zusammen? Ernestine und Anton ermitteln zwischen Heurigenstimmung, politischen Spannungen und kaiserlichen Geheimnissen. Was wie ein Eifersuchtsdrama beginnt, führt sie auf eine Spur, die tiefer geht, als ihnen lieb ist – direkt ins Herz des alten Wien.

Skandale, Geheimnisse und pikante Fotos kommen ans Licht, als die Ehefrau eines Politikers ermordet wird. Entwirren Sie mit Cleo und ihren Freunden das Lügengeflecht und entlarven Sie den Täter. Als Harry Armitage einen Fall von Ehebruch an Cleo abtritt, glauben beide, dass dies in einer...

Bloomsbury presents The Children of Lovely Lane by Nadine Dorries, read by Anna Cordell The second gripping novel in the Lovely Lane series, from bestselling author Nadine Dorries. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson. The nurses of Lovely Lane – Dana, Victoria, Pammy and Beth...

Bloomsbury presents The Four Streets by Nadine Dorries, read by Kristin Atherton 1950s Liverpool. In the tight-knit Irish Catholic community of the Four Streets, two girls are growing up. One is motherless – and hated by the cold woman who is determined to take her dead mother's place. The...

Evidence of a struggle. Blood on the carpet. And a housekeeper, vanished. For Detective Inspector Jasper Reid, Mrs. Zhao is more than just an employee—she is family. So, when it appears Mrs. Zhao has been abducted, Jasper and the woman he loves, morgue assistant Leonora Spencer, will stop at...

1894, Washington: This is not the kind of homecoming Nellie Grant hoped for. The only daughter of former President Ulysses S. Grant, Nellie has left England after being granted a divorce from her abusive husband. She plans to hide away with her three children at the home of her mother, Julia...

A missing shipment of weapons for China and the murder of an aspiring scientist kick-start a madcap dash through the world of seances, prizefighting, cutting-edge technology, Holmesian cameos, and many disguises. London, 1924. Judge Cheng Gao Shang has been sent by Sun Yat Sen’s government to...

The third gripping instalment in the atmospheric Tudor mystery from bestselling author John Pilkington. Perfect for fans of Andrew Taylor and S. J. Parris. Bishopsgate Ward, London, 1596 As rumours of a second Spanish Armada sweep through London, Matthew Cutler and his fellow constables are...

London 1890. Das Britische Museum plant die Ausstellung einer ägyptischen Grabkammer. Doch das Ereignis wird überschattet von der Ermordung des Museumswächters. Der Täter ist schnell gefunden, wird er doch, mit der Tatwaffe in der Hand, beim Toten angetroffen. Aber hat er wirklich die Tat begangen? Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson stellen Ermittlungen an. Um die Wahrheit zu finden, müssen sie das Rätsel der ägyptischen Grabkammer lösen.

Old lies, new threats. The chickens have come home to roost. December in London, and Maximilian Cortado, the world famous violinist, has disappeared, the only clue being the unexpected delivery to his townhouse of a basket containing a live hen. When it emerges that a number of other notable...

A twisty New York City-set mystery that sees Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter, Alice Roosevelt, team up with Holmes and Watson to save the president from a kidnapping and attempted assassination on the eve of international peace talks. Holmes’s British parlour tricks meet hard-boiled American noir...

To celebrate the new Tommy & Tuppence TV series, a brand new anthology of Golden Age detective stories by the writers who helped to inspire Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime. Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime paid tribute to her crime-writing colleagues by including references to their...

One of the most daunting things about being related to the royal family but not being royalty myself is finding just the right ensemble for incredibly important events like the coronation. The process has become especially difficult as my maid has fallen ill and I am now relying on Queenie for everything—well almost everything. We do have a lovely new nanny with whom my son James is quite smitten. My concerns about gowns and Queenie-related disasters are put aside when I receive a worrisome letter from my mother.

In a hotel built on secrets, a young maid with a haunted past must unravel a deadly mystery before the walls close in around her forever . . . In 1893, Chicago dazzles with the promise of the World's Fair—but beneath the glittering skyline, darker dreams take root. Nineteen-year-old Eliza Hart...

When a murdered stranger carries her calling card, a lady psychic must clear her name—and protect the friend whose secrets may have gotten him killed. A man lies dead in the streets of London, and Electra Poole's calling card is found in his hand. Inspector Gideon Pierce, drawn back into her...