A delicious 1940s mystery.Birmingham, England, 1943.While the whine of the air raid sirens might no longer be rousing him from bed every night, a two-decade-old unsolved murder case will ensure that Chief Inspector Mason of Erdington Police Station is about to suffer more sleepless nights.Young Robert McFarlane’s body was found outside the local church hall on 30th September 1923. But, his cause of death was drowning, and he’d been ...

The start of a BRAND NEW, epic adventure series from MJ Porter ⚔️ Must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Matthew Harffy!After the legends of Arthur, yet before the Saxon kingdom of Mercia, a tribal age of iron and rust ruled.Britain AD540.In the western hinterland of Roman Britannia, Meddi, the seeress of the Eorlingas tribe, can only obtain vengeance when her husband’s dead and her ancestral villa returned to her.With...

The start of a new historical 4-part series from MJ Porter focusing on events around the great battle of Brunanburh** In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.**AD925Athelstan is the king of the English, uniting the petty kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, the Danish-held Five Boroughs and York following the sudden death of his father, King Edward.His vision is to unite the realms of the Scots and the Welsh in a peace accord t...

The start of a brand-new series 'The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles' from bestselling author MJ Porter.The once-mighty kingdom of Mercia is in perilous danger.Tamworth, Mercia AD825Beornwulf Mercia's King, lies dead and years of bitter in-fighting between the nobles, and cross border wars have left Mercia exposed to her enemies.King Ecgberht of Wessex senses now is the time for his warriors to strike and exact his lon...

From the author of The Erdington Mysteries, a classic 1930s murder mystery house party.Lady Merryweather has had a shocking year. Apprehended for the murder of her husband the year before, and only recently released, she hopes a trip away from London will allow her to grieve. The isolated, but much loved, Cragside Estate in North Northumberland, home of her friends, Lord and Lady Bradbury, holds special memories for her.But, no sooner has she arrived than t...

The next instalment in the gripping historical adventure series ⚔️ from M J Porter⚔️ - Must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Peter Gibbons and Matthew Harffy!️Wessex has never been Mercia’s ally, neither has it been her only enemy.Wessex, AD836The Viking raiders' devastation has been halted once more by the shields of Mercia as opposed to Wessex. But their whereabouts are unknown.King Wiglaf of Mercia is keen to ensure the Viking ra...

The first book in the Gods and Kings trilogy — from bestselling author MJ Porter.Britain. AD632. A kingdom hangs by a blade.Penda of Mercia is a warrior without equal — battle-hardened, fearless, and hungry to prove himself. His father is dead. His kingdom is threatened. And the powerful king of Northumbria is circling, ready to swallow Mercia whole.To survive, Penda must do the unthinkable: forge an alliance with the British kings, old enemies of t...

From bestselling historical fiction author MJ Porter, the new gripping historical mystery set in 1940s Erdington, for fans of Helena Dixon, Emily Organ, L.B. Hathaway and Michelle Salter.Birmingham, England, December 1944.Chief Inspector Mason of Erdington Police Station is summoned to the Dunlop Rubber Company by an irate Mrs Adams from the Buying Department on a cold Tuesday morning in December 1944.No sooner have he and O’Rourke managed to uncove...

The continuation of MJ Porters thrilling, action adventure series - The Eagle of MerciaA King's command. A warrior’s quest for the truth…Tamworth AD835Following Icel’s epic rescue of Lord Coenwulf's children from their almost certain death, King Wiglaf is forced to call upon Icel’s loyal services once more.Furious that the conspirators behind the audacious move to snatch the children have yet to face justice, he despatches...

A BRAND NEW epic adventure from bestselling author MJ Porter! Perfect for the fans of Bernard Cornwell and Matthew Harffy ️Mercia is triumphant. Her king is safe. But Wessex was never Mercia’s only enemy.Tamworth, AD836Following a brutally cold winter, King Wiglaf of Mercia is in the ascendancy. Even Wessex’s Archbishop of Canterbury extraordinarily ventures to Mercia to broker a religious accord. But, can the hard-won peace prevail?Vik...

This is Mercia. The year is 757.A king will fall. A king will rise.But first, civil war will rage.King Æthelbald's forty-year vice-like rule over Mercia has been rigid. But he lacks a legitimate heir despite his insatiable bedchamber antics.Offa must stand hostage to his family’s good behaviour, when his father missteps in removing his mother from Æthelbald’s bed. Shockingly, his younger sister now replaces her.But the king isn’t finis...

Don't miss the thrilling, grand finale in MJ Porter's Dark Age Chronicles series ⚔️ Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Matthew Harffy ️During Britannia’s tribal age, vengeance is brutal, bloody and will come for even those who think themselves invincible.Britain AD541Family feuds must be settled, whatever the cost. Both Seeress Meddi of the Eorlingas and Wærmund of the Gyrwe have old scores to settle. Meddi for her tribe...