Lawyers who write books are not as a rule popular with their confrères but Archibald Lenton the mos..

Albert dear we are going to have a quiet family party at home here for the holiday just ourselves an..

1949. An unsigned letter arrives on the desk of Chief Inspector Derry of the Canterbury police. Encl..

The houses in Saffron Lane are being filled with artists thanks to the efforts of Nell and Angus. Gi..

Simmy Brown has a lot on her mind. Not just keeping her florist business afloat her father’s faili..

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

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. ..