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A Maisie Dobbs Mystery
by Jacqueline Winspear
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by R.C. Sherriff
Published Sep 2021
Read ReviewsThis charming, timeless classic about a family of five setting out on their annual seaside vacation is "the most uplifting, life-affirming novel I can think of...the beautiful dignity to be found in everyday living has rarely been captured more delicately" (Kazuo Ishiguro).
by Sadie Jones
Published Jan 2013
Read ReviewsA frightening yet delicious drama of dark surprises - where social codes are uprooted and desire daringly trumps propriety - alight with Edwardian wit and opulence.
by Kate Morton
Published Mar 2009
Read ReviewsThe House at Riverton is a gorgeous debut novel set in England between the wars. It is the story of an aristocratic family, a house, a mysterious death and a way of life that vanished forever, told in flashback by a woman who witnessed it all and kept a secret for decades.
by Charles Todd
Published Jan 2008
Read ReviewsThe nineth Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery, set in Post-World War I England. Rutledge is called on to prove the innocence of a man he dislikes and distrusts. But the deadly triangle also stirs up memories of the woman he himself loved and lost when he went to France to fight.
by Priscilla Royal
Published Jan 2006
Read Reviews'With its intriguing plot, chilling conclusion and characters who exhibit universal and timeless feelings, this fresh first has all the potential to evolve into a series as enduring as Ellis Peters's Brother Cadfael books.'
by Elizabeth Peters
Published Apr 2004
Read ReviewsReturn once again to a remarkable land of mystery, deception, and danger, where murderous intrigues swirl in the desert wind. . . .
The Crimson Petal and The White
by Michel Faber
Published Sep 2003
Read Reviews'Faber's mastery of character, evocative descriptions of Victorian England, and rich dialogue, together with his weaving of enduring themes throughout a complex plot, creates a remarkable novel.'
by Anne Perry
Published Feb 2003
Read ReviewsAnother perilous case for Thomas Pitt. His enemy Charles Voissey is running for Parliament as a Tory, and the wife of his liberal opponent was present at a seance run by a not-so-foresightful clairvoyant: she was subsequently murdered.
by Ursula Maria Mandel
Published Feb 2001
Read ReviewsThe story of a young American pilot and a destitute but spirited young mother who, in 1948, takes the courageous decision to rescue her sister's small daughter out of Berlin on the very day the Russians blockade the city.
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