Longlisted for the 2025 CWA Historical Dagger'Jackson's hero is the natural heir to Bernie Gunther' Andrew Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London'One of the UK's finest crime writers' Ben Kane, Sunday Times bestselling author of Napoleon's Spy'A remarkable crime debut' Maxim Jakubowksi, Crime TimeAs the Nazis roll into War...

The Roman grip on Britain is weakening. Emperor Nero has turned his face away from this far-flung outpost. The Druids are on the rise, spreading seeds of rebellion among the British tribes. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects. The warrior queen Boudicca will lead the tribes to war.Standing against the rising tide of Boudicca's rebellion is Roman Tribune, Gaius Valerius Verrens, Commander of the veteran legions at Colonia. Valerius leads the veterans in...

Chosen as one of the Scotsman's Books of the Year 2024'One can confidently say that (Blood Roses and Blood Sacrifice) display an intelligence and ambition rare in Scottish fiction today' Scotsman'This is historical noir at its most potent and a series that you will never forget' Crime Time Book of the Month, November 2024One corpse, three separate identities and a city f...

Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, this formidable and compelling historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson will have you absolutely gripped..."Spectacular and satisfying...thrilling and dramatic...Roman historical fiction at its very best" -- SUNDAY EXPRESS"Douglas Jackson is one of the finest writers about today...this series is a glorious achievement" -- FOR WINTER NIGHTS

Britain's wartime alliances hinge on the outcome of Kalisz's next caseChristmas Day 1943, Arisaig, Scotland. The body of beautiful, well-connected Polish SOE agent Krystina Kowolska is found in the gardens of the country house where she's been preparing for a vital mission to France. The question is, was she already dead when she was hanged?Two days later, resistance double agent, Investigator Jan Kalisz of the Warsaw Kripo is flown to Britain where Winston Churchill hims...

Emperor Nero's grip on power is weakening. In every shadow he sees an enemy and like a cornered animal he lashes out at every perceived threat. His paranoia settles on the figure of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Rome's greatest General who leads the imperial legions in the East.So popular is Corbulo with his men that he effective presides over an Empire within an Empire. Is Corbulo preparing to march against Rome and take the purple?Gaius Valerius Verrens, Hero of Rome, is order...

Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. Now hailed a 'Hero of Rome', Valerius is not the man he once was - scarred both physically and emotionally by the battles he has fought, his sister is mortally ill, his father in self-imposed exile. And neither is Rome the same city as the one he left.The Emperor Nero grows increasingly paranoid. Those who seek power for themselves whisper darkly in the emperor's ears. They speak of a n...

A gripping, adrenalin-fuelled historical page-turner from bestselling author Douglas Jackson. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens!"Once you have started you will want to read every volume in this exciting series [set] during one of the most turbulent times in Roman history" - 5 STARS"Douglas Jackson undoubtedly holds the crown as kin...

Bestselling author Douglas Jackson expertly brings the Roman Empire to life in this riveting historical adventure of fire, blood and battle. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden.Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens!"Storytelling of the highest order" - 5 STARS"Glorious Roman adventure**." - 5 STARS**"The drama never lets up - it is gripping**" - 5...

Set during the twilight years of Rome's once all-powerful empire, The Barbarian is the action-packed, thrillingly authentic new historical novel from one of the genre's best.‘Exhilarating reading . . . full of incident and adventure’ SCOTSMAN‘Jackson has created another blockbuster historical fiction’ ASPECTS OF HISTORY‘Rightly hailed as one of the b...

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the third Roman Emperor, is better known by another name: Caligula, a name synonymous with decadence, cruelty and madness. His reign was marked by excess, huge building projects, the largest gladiatorial battles Rome was ever to see - men and animals killed in their hundreds - conspiracies, assassination attempts and sexual scandal.Rufus as a young slave grows up far from the corruption of the imperial court. His master is a trainer of anima...

CLAUDIUS - EMPEROR OF ROME, CONQUEROR OF BRITAINEmperor CLAUDIUS has unleashed the Roman legions against Britain.CARATACUS, war chief of the Britons, must unite the tribes for a desperate last stand.CLAUDIUS desires total conquest. CARATACUS will fight for freedom.An epic battle is coming.Heroes will be made and kings will fall in a struggle that will echo through the annals of history.