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For fans of "The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher" and from the author of "The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park", this is the gripping study of a murder case from 1879 that shocked London society. Through the prime suspects, McKay explores the dark underbelly of Victorian society.

From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Secret Life of Bletchley Park When Churchill made one of the most inspiring speeches of the 20th century - 'we will fight them on the beaches' - he was giving thanks for the miracle of deliverance, the harrowing and breathless evacuation of over 338, 000 troops from the beaches and harbour at Dunkirk. Churchill was determined it shouldn't be labelled a victory. He was already too late. Hours l...

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In February 1945 the Allies obliterated Dresden, the 'Florence of the Elbe'. Explosive bombs weighing over 1, 000 lbs fell every seven and a half seconds and an estimated 25, 000 people were killed. Was Dresden a legitimate military target or was the bombing a last act of atavistic mass murder in a war already won?From the history of the city to the attack itself, conveyed in a minute-by-minute account from the first of the flares to the flame...

In der Endphase des Zweiten Weltkrieges, im Februar 1945, bombardierten die Alliierten Dresden: Circa 25.000 Menschen fanden den Tod, die Überlebenden waren zutiefst traumatisiert, das einst prächtige Elbflorenz lag in Schutt und Asche. In »Die Nacht, als das Feuer kam« begibt sich der britische Journalist und Autor Sinclair McKay auf eine ganz besondere Spurensuche. In den Archiven der Stadt entdeckte er tief verborgene persönliche Aufzeichnu...

The Bombing of Dresden, 1945. A gripping work of narrative nonfiction recounting the history of the Dresden Bombing, one of the most devastating attacks of World War II. What happened that night in Dresden was calculated annihilation in a war that was almost over. Sinclair McKay's brilliant work takes a complex, human, view of this terrible night and its aftermath in a gripping book that will be remembered long after the last page is turned.

Pit your wits against the brilliant minds of Scotland Yard.How can a man be in two places at once? How might a murder be committed when no one is seen entering or exiting the house? Can an entire crime be solved with just a suitcase of empty beer bottles?It's time for you to tackle the conundrums that confounded the best Yard detectives over the years.Since it opened its doors in 1829, Scotland Yard has used the science of detection to solve t...

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Trade paperback. Brain-testing activities, puzzles and hidden codes inspired by MI6 are brought together with exciting real-life espionage stories from throughout history here, allowing for a test of mental agility that reveals to the reader how good a spy they would make.

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See if you have what it takes to join the country's elite code-breaking team, with a collection of never-before-seen tests, riddles and puzzles from Bletchley Park.

This is a captivating study of a murder which took place in the 19th century - a case that Conan Doyle himself couldn't solve. Delving into the archives, this bestselling author presents the evidence in this intriguing and baffling mystery.

From the bestselling author of "The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park", comes a fascinating and insightful account, with revelations from the archives of this secret organisation, it includes the story of the codebreakers themselves and how they utilised new technology.

Behind the celebrated code-breaking at Bletchley Park lies another secret.

Following on from the bestselling "The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park", McKay uncovers the story of happened to the men and women of Bletchley Park after WWII ended. Most moved on to GCHQ, the British government's new facility established to fight the new foe - Stalin's KGB.

Bletchley Park was where one of the war's most famous - and crucial - achievements was made: the cracking of Germany's 'Enigma' code. This is the first book for the general reader on life at Bletchley Park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people, now in their eighties, who lived in an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military. 'A remarkable faithful account of what we did, why it mattered, and how it felt at the ti...

This fascinating ramble through the history of walking delves into our relationship with the British countryside.

The ` absurd epic' of Dunkirk - told here through fresh interviews with veterans, plus unseen letters and archival material - is the story of how an old-fashioned island was brutally forced into the modernity of World War Two.

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