Forbidden in Victorian England the grim and violent world of bare-knuckle fighting has gone undergro..

Cambridge 1939. The opening weeks of the Second World War and the first blackout - The Great Darknes..

June 1554. Professional assassin Jack Blackjack has been despatched to the palace of Woodstock where..

Lady Wainwright presides over the gothic gloom at Belting in mourning for her two sons lost in the S..

John Wilkins meets a beautiful irresistible girl and his world is turned upside down. Looking at his..

Through the double clamour of Big Ben and the shrill sound of the bell rang a revolver shot. A finan..

Ireland AD 671. Sister Fidelma has a mission and she is sworn by oath to reveal her purpose to no ot..

The Female Detective was published in 1864 and introduces the first professional female detective in..

Widely acknowledged as the first detective novel this story is narrated by insurance investigator Ra..

London 1945. The capital is shrouded in the darkness of the blackout and mystery abounds in the park..

1910. Sir Thomas Pitt's son Daniel is in the middle of his first case as a barrister when he is summ..

February 1381. London lies frozen in the grip of one of the bitterest winters on record. The ever-ri..

February 1381. A ruthless killer known as the Ignifer - Fire Bringer - is rampaging through London. ..

May 1381. The Great Revolt draws ever nearer. The Upright Men openly roam the streets of London wait..

June 1381. The rebel armies are massed outside London determined to overturn both crown and church. ..