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A chilling and spooky Gothic historical thriller reminiscent of Rebecca and The Turn of the Screw, dripping with the dark twists and eerie surprises that are the hallmarks of Edgar Allan Poe, from the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Citadel. In a remote village near the...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER ""Each author captures Christie—and Marple—perfectly, while also displaying just a bit of her own unique touch. . . . This new and entertaining collection by some of our favorite writers will hook a new group of readers to the formidable Miss Marple."" — Rhys Bowen...

In the heart of the Pyrenees mountains lies a hidden secret, waiting to be uncovered. In July 2005, in the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig, stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls...

August 1572: Minou Joubert and her husband, Piet, travel to Paris to attend a royal wedding that, after a decade of religious wars, is intended to finally bring peace between the Catholics and the Huguenots. Also in Paris is their oldest enemy, Vidal, in pursuit of an ancient relic that will change the course of history. Within days of the marriage, thousands will lie dead in the street, and Minou’s family will be scattered to the four winds....

From the New York Times bestselling author of Labyrinth-"a rich brew of supernaturalism and intrigue."(Kirkus Reviews) In 1891, young Léonie Vernier and her brother arrive at the home of their widowed aunt in Rennes-le-Bains, in southwest France. But nothing is as Léonie had imagined. Their...

The Ghost Ship floats silently on the water, all guns silenced, all voices quiet. In the hold, the bodies of men who are dead or dying, those who hid. The waters off the Barbary Coast are home to more privateers than any other, and now, this ship’s hull is splintered, the sails tattered and, burnt, its gold coins and bullion seized as the spoils of war. On board is the Huguenot leader of the Siege of St Rochelle, forced to flee the city in 1628, and the legendary and feared commander of the ship, kidnapped as a child from the island of Tenerife.

Read by Hattie Morahan, with an author's note read by Kate Mosse. 'Mosse is a master storyteller' – Madeleine Miller, bestselling author of Circe A sweeping story of love, adventure and adversity, The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse is an epic tale of courageous women battling to survive in a...

France, 1942. While war blazes at the front lines of Europe, in the walled southern city of Carcassonne, nestled deep in the Pyrenees, a group of courageous women is engaged in an equally lethal battle. Like their ancestors who fought northern invaders seven hundred years before, these members...

France, 1562. War sparks between the Catholics and Huguenots, dividing neighbors, friends, and family - meanwhile, 19-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father’s bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: "She knows that you live." Before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, she meets a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon. Piet has a dangerous task of his own, and he will need Minou’s help if he is to stay alive.

Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries is a celebration of unheard and under-heard women’s history. Within this book you’ll meet nearly 1000 women whose names deserve to be better known: from the Mothers of Invention and the trailblazing women at the Bar; Warrior Queens and Pirate Commanders; the women who dedicated their lives to the natural world or to medicine; those women of courage who resisted and fought for what they believed in to defend their families, their culture and their countries; to the unsung heroes of stage, screen and stadium.

Captivatingly read by Adjoa Andoh (Bridgeton) and the author, Kate Mosse. Feminist History for Every Day of the Year by bestselling author and feminist champion Kate Mosse tells the story of women's and girls' history, sweeping across the world and through the ages. 'Mosse and the Bridgerton...

By the author of the New York Times-bestselling Labyrinth, a story of two lives touched by war and transformed by courage. In the winter of 1928, still seeking some kind of resolution to the horrors of World War I, Freddie is traveling through the beautiful but forbidding French Pyrenees. During...

The Black Mountain is a Quick Read short story from bestselling author Kate Mosse. It is May, 1706. Ana, a young Spanish woman, lives in a small town on the north-west coast of Tenerife with her mother and twin younger brothers. The town is in the shadow of a mighty volcano, which legend says...

Sixteen modern fiction superstars shine a startling light on the romance and pain of the infamous literary pair Heathcliff and Cathy. Short stories to stir the heart and awaken vital conversation about love.

A deeply moving story of what it means to care for those we love by best-selling author Kate Mosse, a celebration of older people and ageing, and of finding joy in the smallest acts of everyday caregiving. As our population ages, more and more of us find ourselves caring for parents and loved ones - some 8.8 million people in the UK. An invisible army of carers holding families together.

Inspirada en la abrumadora respuesta que tuvo la campaña mundial que inició Mosse en las redes sociales bajo el hashtag #WomanInHistory, que se lanzó en 2021, esta importante obra de no ficción recopila, de manera rica y detallada, más de 1.000 voces de mujeres no escuchadas y poco escuchadas.

Une famille plongée dans l'enfer de la Saint-Barthélemy : l'Histoire de France comme vous ne l'avez jamais lue ! 1572. Depuis dix ans, les guerres de Religion ravagent la France. Aujourd'hui, enfin, un fragile espoir de paix renaît : Catherine de Médicis a manœuvré dans l'ombre et le royaume s'apprête à célébrer le mariage de la future reine Margot et d'Henri, le roi protestant de Navarre.

France, 1562. Les tensions entre catholiques et protestants montent, le royaume se déchire. Le prince de Condé et le duc de Guise se livrent un combat sans merci. Les huguenots sont persécutés, les massacres se succèdent. À Carcassonne, Marguerite Joubert, une jeune libraire catholique, fait la connaissance de Piet, un protestant converti dont la vie est en danger.

Het spannende vervolg op de bestseller Tijden van vuur. Augustus 1572. Minou Joubert en haar familie zijn in Parijs voor een koninklijke bruiloft. Het huwelijk tussen Marguerite, de zus van de katholieke Franse koning, en de protestantse Henri van Navarra is bedoeld om vrede te brengen in Frankrijk na een decennium van religieuze oorlogen. De hele stad loopt uit, en van heinde en verre zijn mensen gekomen om het feest mee te vieren. Maar ook Vidal, een oude vijand van Minou, is naar de hoofdstad getrokken.

1891. Léonie Vernier en haar broer Anatole worden door hun tante uitgenodigd bij haar te komen wonen in Rennes-les-Bains, in het zuiden van Frankrijk. Daar, op het prachtige landgoed Domaine de la Cade, stuit Léonie op een dag op een tombe, en zet ze een reeks gebeurtenissen in gang die haar leven voorgoed zullen veranderen. 2007. Meredith Martin, een Amerikaanse studente, is bezig met een proefschrift over de beroemde Franse componist Claude Debussy. Haar zoektocht naar de details van zijn leven voert haar naar Rennesles-Bains, waar ze in het hotel Domaine de la Cade verblijft.