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Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ann Cleeves, and Faith Martin THE COMPLETE SERIES. TEN MURDERS. ONE UNFORGETTABLE DETECTIVE. SALISBURY'S DARKEST SECRETS. Detective Inspector Keith Tremayne is ageing, cynical, and refusing to retire. In the shadow of Salisbury Cathedral and ancient monuments, he investigates murders where history, ritual, and revenge collide. Alongside Sergeant Clare Yarwood, Tremayne confronts crimes that test not just his detective skills, but his failing health and determination to see justice done—no matter the cost. DEATH UNHOLY (Book 1) A man reduced to ash in a ...

Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ann Cleeves, and Faith Martin SIX MURDERS. ONE UNFORGETTABLE DETECTIVE. SALISBURY'S ANCIENT SECRETS TURN DEADLY. Detective Inspector Keith Tremayne is ageing, cynical, and refusing to retire. In the shadow of Salisbury's cathedral and ancient monuments, he investigates murders where history, ritual, and revenge collide. Alongside young Sergeant Clare Yarwood, Tremayne confronts the darkest crimes hidden beneath this market town's genteel surface. DEATH UNHOLY (Book 1) A man reduced to legs and greasy ash in a chair. Spontaneous combustion or murder? The ...

The Cosy Village Murder Mysteries: Books 1-4 By R. George Welcome to Thimblebury-on-Wig, where the tea is strong, the scones are warm, and the murders are politely baffling. In this beautifully written and brilliantly dry-witted series, former librarian Miss Charlotte Booketh quietly unravels murder, scandal, and secrets in an English village that’s too small for comfort and too proud for gossip, officially, anyway. Now, for the first time, enjoy all four full-length mysteries in one delightful collection: Book 1: Scone Today, Death Tomorrow When the formidable Lady Arabella Scone dies ...

THE YEAR IS 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be, which comprise a series of volumes. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.

Snow and gunfire announce the Siege of Sherpur. As winter closes in on Afghanistan, the British and Indian garrison withdraws into Sherpur Cantonment, a sprawling fortress beneath the frozen hills. What begins as uneasy occupation turns swiftly into encirclement. Afghan forces gather in vast numbers across the plain and on the surrounding heights, their fires burning closer each night, their attacks growing bolder with every passing hour. There is no single front and no respite. By day, skirmishers and artillery test the walls. By night, shadows creep through nullahs and ditches, steel ...

1879. The British Empire marches into Zululand, and disaster. Newly commissioned and untested, Second Lieutenant William Blackwood arrives from Monmouthshire to the wild frontier of South Africa, as Her Majesty’s forces prepare to crush the Zulu Kingdom. For Blackwood, it is meant to be the beginning of a proud military career: clean uniforms, sharp commands, and the steady march of empire. Instead, he finds confusion, chaos, and the first bitter lessons of war. Tasked with reinforcing a remote column of British and colonial troops, Blackwood is plunged into a campaign of dust-choked ...

The Messiah is back… and he’s not thrilled about it. Jesus 2.0 just woke up in Manhattan—with a craving for pizza, a vague sense of doom, and zero enthusiasm for saving the world. He swears, drinks beer, questions everything, and would really prefer not to fulfill a prophecy no one remembers writing. But time is running out, the angels are unionizing, and the end of days is ahead of schedule. If you enjoy: Satirical fiction with bite Dark comedy in the spirit of Good Omens or Lamb Twisted takes on religion, redemption, and divine bureaucracy Then The Reluctant Jesus is your next ...

March 1879. Zululand burns, and the fate of the frontier will be decided on the blood-red heights of Kambula. Second Lieutenant William Blackwood, marches north with the Monmouthshire Fusiliers as Her Majesty’s forces prepare to strike a hammer blow against the enemy. Assigned to Colonel Evelyn Wood’s elite flying column on the untamed frontier, Blackwood is swept into a relentless campaign of raids, skirmishes, and mountain warfare. Here, loyalty is measured in blood, and every patrol could be a man’s last. From the shattered ridges of Hlobane to the storm-wracked heights of Kambula,...

Why would anyone steal a man’s underwear? And how could Holmes’s drawers lead to a network of kidnapping, extortion and murder? In January 1891, Holmes was despondent because of the lack of challenging cases. So, Watson suggests a short vacation to Torquay to give Holmes’s mind a chance to be refreshed. On the third day, items start to go missing. A pretty, buxom maid is suspected. She denies everything. Holmes knows she is lying. But Holmes knows there is nothing so unnatural as a lie told for no gain. His investigation turns up first one murder, then another, then people start ...

Autumn 1879. The empire marches north. Lieutenant William Blackwood and the Monmouthshire Fusiliers return from Africa, only to be swept into another conflict as Afghanistan erupts in violence. The murder of the British mission in Kabul sends shockwaves through the Raj, forcing an immediate reaction. Major General Roberts is ordered to form a new field force, and Blackwood’s regiment is ordered to the frontier to force a passage into the mountains. From the furnace heat of Bombay to the thin air of the Shutargardan Pass, the advance is relentless. Roads crumble into mule tracks. Supply ...

June 1879. The Zulu Kingdom stands defiant, and Lord Chelmsford’s redcoats march for its heart. The campaign nears its climax, and the British forces gather their strength for the final advance on Ulundi. After months of marching, building, and battle, Lieutenant William Blackwood and the Monmouthshire Fusiliers push east through the wild country of the White Mfolozi. Behind them lie the forts they have built and the comrades they have buried; ahead, the capital of the Zulu kingdom and the promise of victory hard-won. Ordered to join Lord Chelmsford’s main column in the drive toward ...

Six weeks. Just forty-two short days. That’s all it takes to rip the heart out of a city and change the lives of those who live there. Forever. One such life belongs to Ryan Jarrod. In the early hours of a wet winter’s morning on Tyneside, Ryan Jarrod approaches the end of his second shift as a Special Constable when he stumbles across the body of a savagely beaten Teddy McGuffie, a down-at-heel taxi driver. On the same night, an explosion rips through the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne’s student community. Casualties are high; the city brought to a standstill. And the University blast ...

“Whoever eats the last scone in mourning shall be the next to die…” When Lady Scone is found dead in her bed at Thimblebury-on-Wig, no one is especially surprised. She was, after all, elderly, private, and not terribly well-liked. But when the reading of her will names a mysterious outsider as sole heir, and then that outsider turns up dead with jam on his cravat, suspicion begins to rise faster than the village’s bread dough. Enter Miss Booketh: quietly observant, politely relentless, and more interested in motives than manners. As more deaths follow, each timed oddly close to ...

War does not make heroes. It reveals them. The Western Front. On the blood-soaked fields of the Somme, thousands of men climb from their trenches into a storm of steel, mud, and fire. Among them is a young British soldier who believed the war would be over by Christmas. He was wrong. As the offensive begins, he and his comrades are thrown into a nightmare of shattered earth, relentless artillery, and impossible orders. Each advance costs lives. Each yard gained is paid for in blood. Cut off, outnumbered, and fighting to survive, they must face not only the enemy—but the breaking point of ...

Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook The Mysterious Affair at Styles Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all, now in a fully restored edition that features a “missing chapter” along with commentary from Christie expert...

She was a queen by marriage. But a woman by truth. Catherine of Aragon was raised to be more than a bride. She was a princess of Spain. A symbol of alliance. A queen of England. And a wife. But when her marriage is torn apart—not by betrayal, but by power—Catherine is forced into a battle she was never meant to fight. Not for love. Not for a crown. But for truth itself. As the court turns, loyalties fracture, and a new queen rises from the ashes of the old, Catherine is stripped of everything she once was. Her title. Her place. Her voice. All that remains— Is who she refuses to become...

Grumble globally. Laugh locally. Step into the polished shoes of Britain’s most opinionated old lords as they blunder, bicker, and sip their way through international diplomacy, domestic crises, and improperly brewed tea. Whether facing haunted Scottish inns, Far Eastern tea rituals, or bridge scandals in the drawing room, these noble curmudgeons always carry one thing: a deeply held belief that everything was better in 1903. The Noble Art of Grumbling is a sharp, satirical anthology of short stories for fans of P.G. Wodehouse, dry British wit, and eccentric gentlemen hopelessly out of ...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Named a Most Anticipated Book of Fall by The New York Times, LitHub, BookBub, Goodreads, and many more! Janice Hallett, “the new queen of crime” (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night...

The war to end the slave trade has only just begun. When his brother is brutally murdered in the lawless streets of Freetown, Henry "Harry" Crawford abandons his old life and joins the Royal Marines, burning with vengeance. Sent to the savage West African coast, Harry hunts the slavers who still cram human beings into stinking holds and race to outrun the Royal Navy. In a desperate boarding action he charges straight into a deadly ambush, facing musket fire, betrayal and a cannon loaded with death. There, chained in the blood-soaked darkness, he meets Kofi, a fierce African warrior who has ...

Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook The Mysterious Affair at Styles Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all. Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom?...