November 1942. Even during wartime the glitz and glamour of the ballroom shines through at Christmas..

Edward Jenkins dreams of opening a sports shop in the Welsh town of Pendragon Island. Then his ambit..

Now that her brood had left the nest Fanny McBride a large cheerful and indomitable Tyneside widow h..

The call comes in the early hours. Human remains have been discovered in a suitcase dumped on the mu..

Czechoslovakia October 1937. Vast crowds have gathered to watch the threatened nation's most prestig..

On a snowy winter morning an abandoned shipping container is discovered near Reykjav?k. Inside are t..

Henri Koskinen intrepid insurance mathematician and adventure-park entrepreneur firmly believes in t..

When widow Mrs Pargeter has her morning coffee her intention is to admire her beautiful garden in pe..

Disgraced former Foreign Office clerk Laurence Jago and his larger-than-life employer the journalist..

A senior civil servant dies in suspicious circumstances. A sensitive file in his possession and evid..

Bombay 1950. James Whitby sentenced to death for the murder of prominent lawyer and former Quit Indi..

March 1557. Jack Blackjack is back in London and enjoying a sedentary life. After his treacherous vo..

It was meant to be the start of quiet season in the sleepy Cornish village of Seal Bay but not for s..

Goodbye New York! Hello. . . Cowboy? If Samantha Baker's life were as simple as one of the movies sh..

'In the weeks that followed Jane did her best not to think about anything very much. Usually it work..