Mysteries to solve and plots to be thickened in a more reasonable, not so distant past. Four untimely deaths and the brutal murder of a budgie called Bertie. The indefatigable, stalwart housekeeper with a sad secret past. The rascally yet good hearted and occasionally disaster-prone youth. The wise and ancient widow who sees all and misses nothing. The motliest bunch of disparates that ever graced a dilapidated old house. With amazingly copious amounts of tea drinking. And the blonde.

A household name, an Australian rock icon, the elder statesman of Ozrock - there isn't an accolade or cliche that doesn't apply to Jimmy Barnes. But long before Cold Chisel and Barnesy, long before the tall tales of success and excess, there was the true story of James Dixon Swan - a working class boy whose family made the journey from Scotland to Australia in search of a better life.Working Class Boy is a powerful reflection on a traumatic and violent childhood, which fue...

The No.1 Sunday Times bestselling novel!*Don't miss Fern's brand-new novel A Cornish Legacy – out now!*Three women. A chance to rewrite history…**1918.**The Great War is over, and Clara Carter has boarded a train bound for Cornwall – to meet a family that would once have been hers. But they must never discover her secret…1939. Hannah has always been curious about her mother’s mysterious past, but th...

THIS IS THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT STARTED AN ENTIRE GENRE – THE STORY OF THE MOST ICONIC HARDMAN OF THEM ALL.Lenny McLean was one of the deadliest bareknuckle fighters Britain has ever seen. He had dear, powerful friends, but he also had terrible enemies. So much so that he had two bullet wounds in his back – each from a different attack. He was also stabbed repeatedly – always from behind. But Lenny was also a warm, big-hearted grizzly bear of a man, whose main weakness was an overwhel...

The new Christmas bestseller from Katie Flynn; the UK's bestselling saga authorLiverpool 1938It’s Christmas in the Courts, and single mother Rosheen Clarke and her mischievous twin daughters April and May have no idea of the cataclysmic events which will soon overtake them.When war is declared, April and May are evacuated to the countryside and Rosheen joins the WAAF where she befriends fellow Liverpudlian Cassie Valentine.W...

In this gritty crime thriller set in the Scottish Highlands, a detective's hunt for a serial killer leads him to confront his own past.Haunted by the loss of his daughter, Detective Inspector Alec McKay obsesses over a missing person case that's going nowhere. But that investigation is interrupted when bodies start appearing on the Scottish Black Isle—each with roses and candles placed around it. As McKay and his team begin to identify a disturbing pattern behind t...

An uplifting saga of rags to riches, as a young woman unravels the secrets that surround her past in order to find happiness. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Hutchinson and Dilly Court.'An enjoyable historical read . . . Very readable, with good dialogue and well-drawn characters' Ipswich Evening StarA young couple . . . and the dark and terrible history between their families that threatens to destroy them.Connie Bell, newly...

Escape to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily TelegraphHis colourful cast of characters have become firm favourites: the mostly mad staff at County Hall, as well as the children themselves, who find ways of embarrassing the school inspectors with innocent ease.In The Heart of the Dales

'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime author A Death in the Highlands - the second edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________Bitter Rivalries. Disastrous consequences.After dodging criminal charges, Richard returns as head of the household at Stapleford Hall. Changing fortune...

Hooligan gang leader Billy Evans is above the law. He knows it, and they know it. And when you regard the law as an irrelevance, all kinds of opportunities can open up for you. Especially when you begin to exert your increasingly powerful influence over the back street pubs and clubs of East London.So when Billy gets the chance to make some serious money very quickly by helping a football club with an insurance scam, he grabs it with both hands.But hes about to discover tha...

A Library Journal Best Book of 2014A winning combination of both intricate plotting and nostalgic post-WWI English country setting, Frances Brody's A Woman Unknown will appeal to fans of both classic murder mysteries in the vein of Agatha Christie as well as readers of historical mystery series set in 1920s England, two popular subgenres.The Woman Unknown: Deirdre Fitzpatrick is married to a man who wants to know where she really goes when supposedly taking care of...

'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime author A Death in the Asylum - the third edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________A meddling mystic... ...with the power to unravel it all.Euphemia's working unhappily as a housekeeper for Bertram Stapleford at his ill advised new property, when the ...