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

'Any rag and bone!' Everyone recognises the cry of Meg Sutcliffe as she plies her trade along the ba..

“She's not worth more than tuppence that child!” Those are the words that haunt Sadie Linthorpe...

When her mother dies in childbirth Pearl Edwards is left in the care of her aunt Annie Grafton. Anni..

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. ..

Summer 1381. The Great Revolt has been crushed. Brother Athelstan meanwhile is preparing for a pilgr..

October 1381. Brother Athelstan is summoned to the church of St Benet’s in Queenhithe to investiga..

Lancashire 1934. When Tam Crawford is unexpectedly bequeathed some money he can finally realise his ..

After rising to prominence for his role investigating the case of Jack the Ripper former Detective I..

1894. A well-respected academic is found dead in a gentlemen’s convenience cubicle at the British ..

1895. A senior executive at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is found in his office with a bullet hole..