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Aran Islands, 1898. Rose O'Neill learns that her beloved brother Donal has died fighting in the Spanish-American war. The news is followed by Donal's comrade-in-arms, Adam Blakely, who arrives a month later on Kilronan's scenic shores. He's come to return Rose's letters. Letters that Adam has re-read a hundred times. Two weeks stretch into two glorious months, then Adam's father falls ill, and he's summoned home to New York. He leaves Rose wit...

The Little Sister is a gripping psychological thriller from the author of the nail-biting domestic thriller I Want Never Gets. Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Colleen Hoover.

THE GRIPPING CONCLUSION TO THE DR WILLIAM GILBERT HISTORICAL MYSTERIES SERIES In the reign of Elizabeth I, Dr William Gilbert enjoys the company of one of his more accomplished patients, a Jewish-born Christian convert now living in the Domus. But when the man is found dead, hanging from an impossibly high beam, William is suspicious. Hampered by the casual anti-Semitism of those around him, William sets out to ensure the mystery of his frien...

October 1957. The war-torn Socialist Republic of Great Britain seethes with unrest... Discover the gripping, alternative history spy thriller that will have you gripped from start to explosive finish.

This is the story of a British icon: Boudicca - humiliated widow of Prasutagus - who led British tribes into rage-fuelled war with the Roman Empire. Boudicca is a legendary figure today, as the mother determined to avenge her ravaged children and the warrior who rose up to protect her land from the assault of a rampaging enemy. Many identify with her as an icon of womanly strength, she has even been described as a Margaret Thatcher without the...

This is a revised version of M. J. Trow's classic biography of an ancient and unforgettable hero. 'I am Spartacus' ranks among the most famous lines in Hollywood, with its image of the man's comrades prepared to die in his place in the Kirk Douglas film. And die they did, not the actors but the real army of Spartacus, crucified in their thousands along the Appian Way that leads to Rome. Spartacus: The Myth and the Man is a revised version of M...

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In this explosive finale, Vince Bellator must stop a cyberwar and the invasion of America. But is this mission all it seems? Hellfire is a fast-paced, action-packed, high octane thriller.

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In sixteenth century England, fear of witchcraft abounds. But witches are not the only source of evil, as Dr William Gilbert will discover ... When Dr William Gilbert is caught in an Essex snowstorm, his life is saved by a strange, wolf-like dog. Taken in by the strange family that owns the animal, he is nursed back to health in an eerie, isolated building with a terrible history, where the cries of a child echo through the corridors at night....

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New York City, 1923. A young widow named Zia De Luca finds herself at the center of a murder investigation, but to bring the killer to justice, she'll have to beat notorious racketeers Arnold Rothstein and Lucky Luciano at their own game.

The body of a young man fished out of the Thames is of little interest to Londoners caught up in the excitement of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Yet to Inspector Sam Blackstone, the case is as puzzling as any he has ever come across. Why should a corpse dressed the in rags of a commoner have the face of a gentleman? And if this man does belong to noble stock, why has no one come forward to claim the body? As his investigation ...

As a 13-year-old girl, Princess Elizabeth fell in love with Prince Philip of Greece, an ambitious naval cadet, and they married when she was 21. When Elizabeth suddenly became Queen at 25, their lives changed forever... With previously unpublished material and unique interviews with friends and relations, this book looks afresh at her life as princess, glittering yet isolating. Letters from Elizabeth and the royal family give an intimate insig...

Harry Rose is back, and must face The Blitz. A small band of British night fighter air crews will join in the defence of their nation, and show the enemy that even in the darkest night, there is nowhere to hide...

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A searingly honest depiction of life lived on the margins, of street life, sex work, and survival during the AIDS era. Streetlife presents a collection of interviews, recorded by the author, with four men and two trans women she met in the course of her work during the 1980s and early 1990s. They are voices from the very edges of society, though their stories take us from the 'cardboard city' to parties with the rich and famous, taking in drug...

Compelling, fast-paced and tautly written, Toxic People is a superbly modern psychological thriller, exploring the havoc wrought by a narcissistic mother. How well can you ever really know your family?

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