Shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown 2020_________________________________From the bestselling e-book sensation of The Thief Taker series comes a thrilling and sumptuous novel set during the early days of the French Revolution.'A rip-roaring adventure.' Tessa Harris, author of the Dr Thomas Silkstone Mysteries_________________________________

Amazon reviewers love The Scarlet Code!'A rollicking good tale''Thoroughly enjoyable, highly recommend''Exciting, swashbuckling adventure''Everything you could want from an adventure thriller: excitement, a fabulously endearing heroine and pirate to fall in love with, a cruel killer and... well-written historical detail. Superb.'1789. The Bastille ha...

After nearly a decade in the military and two tours in Afghanistan, Michael returns to civilian life. However, nothing seems to be waiting for him there. His family members are divided by politics at best and refuse to see him at worst; getting back into school will leave him rudderless for a semester; and his attempts at getting back into dating end in disaster. His world is crashing down around him, and he feels unable to connect. That is until his friends make a suggestion at an officer...

'Quinn is a brilliant new talent!' —Peter JamesFrom author of the bestselling Thief Taker seriesLondon 1663. A murdered girl. An attic full of charms …Charlie Tuesday has a new case. A maid-servant has been brutally murdered, leaving an array of strange protectorates in her attic room. Stolen from her body was a silver thimble which no-one can explain how she came to have.Was the dead girl warding off something more sinister than bad luck? As London's best t...

FREE SAMPLE from bestselling author CS Quinn's latest book...Abduction. Murder. A conspiracy that could bring down the King.London, 1667: In the wake of the Great Fire, a new city has emerged from the flames. The King has reopened the capital's theatres, and the royal court is hell-bent on debauched entertainment. But amid the raucous festivities, an actress shows up dead, dressed in the clothes of a missing girl.It's a time of great change for thief taker Charlie T...

Death takes centre stage. Does the killer lie in the wings?An undercover assignment for the Bow Street magistrate sees Lizzie Hardwicke trade Mrs Farley's Bawdy House in Soho for life as a seamstress at a theatre on Drury Lane. Once there, she quickly realises that what goes on in the wings is much more intriguing than the theatrics being played out onstage...When a high-profile investor is brutally hanged at centre stage, Lizzie discovers the body and is o...

'DRAMATIC AND COLOURFUL' SUNDAY TIMES'MY FAVOURITE HISTORICAL CRIME SERIES' S. G. MacLEAN------------------------------------------------------England, 1593: Five years on from the Armada and Elizabeth's kingdom seems secure. But there is always a plot afoot...Robert Cecil, the Queen's spymaster, needs Nicholas Shelby - reluctant spy and maverick physician - to embark on an undercover mission on...

'Historical fiction at its most sumptuous' Rory Clements'S. J. Parris fans will be pleased' Publishers Weekly-----------------------------------------------------The quest for knowledge can lead down dangerous paths...London, 1594. The Queen's physician has been executed for treason, and conspiracy theories flood the streets. When Nicholas Shelby, unorthodox physician and unwil...

'MY FAVOURITE HISTORICAL CRIME SERIES' S. G. MacLEAN'BEAUTIFUL WRITING' GILES KRISTIAN-----------------------------------In a world on the brink of change, showing any weakness can be fatal...1598. Nicholas Shelby, unorthodox physician and reluctant spy for Robert Cecil, has brought his wife Bianca and their child home from exile in Padua. Welcome at court, his star is in the ascendancy. But he ...

In a city seething with discontent, an ancient grudge is about to be settled.December, 1377. As London prepares for Christmas, a great frost has the city in its icy grip; even the Thames is frozen from bank to bank.The Constable of the Tower of London, Sir Ralph Whitton, is found murdered in a cold bleak chamber. The door is still locked from the inside and guarded by trusted retainers. So how did the assassin get in?Brother Athelstan

A terrible power struggle threatens the very core of BritainIn 1376, the Black Prince dies of a terrible sickness, closely followed by his father, King Edward III in 1377. The crown of England is left in the hands of a mere boy, and the great nobles gather like hungry wolves round the empty throne.Soon the prelates of the church and the powerful Merchant Princes of London are drawn in. One of these, Sir Thomas Springall, ...

'A fantastic tale of spies, deceit and murder in the Elizabethan age' S. D. SYKES'Colourful and gripping' THE TIMESFebruary 1574 and London is in a fervour of paranoia, superstition and rumour. Mob violence is commonplace. A whispered word is all it takes to condemn a woman to burn as a witch . . .Having foiled the 'Incendium' plot against the Queen, intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff's standing within c...