BOW STREET RIVALS
Rage of the Assassin
1817. This is fifth novel in the Bow Street Rivals series. Sir Roger Mellanby, the Radical Dandy, is a Member of Parliament who champions the cause of reform. When the politician is shot dead outside the stage door of a theatre, Paul Skillen has just arrived and witnesses the assassination. Even though he is warned by the Bow Street Runners not to investigate the murder, he feels duty bound to do so.
Peter Skillen, meanwhile, goes up to the dead man's constituency in Nottingham, to learn more about him and his family. The twin brothers meet with deceit and danger at every turn. Since a large amount of reward money is on offer, it attracts the attention of the master thief, Harry Scattergood and his involvement complicates matters even more.
While pursuing various lines of inquiry, Paul Skillen also has to protect his beloved Hannah Granville from the unwanted attentions of no less a person than the Prince Regent.
Paperback, 21 January 2021
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RAILWAY DETECTIVE SERIES
Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel
A goods train speeds through the Sapperton Tunnel in Gloucestershire then smashes into a makeshift pen on the line, killing the sheep inside it. The train is then derailed, causing immense damage and putting the lives of driver and fireman in danger. A shepherd from a nearby estate is reported missing.
Colbeck and Leeming are dispatched to solve the crimes and they discover a bitter rivalry between railway and canal employees, a hidden family secret, a cricket-loving squire who refuses to have a railway station built on his land, a mysterious artist who haunts churches, the son of the missing shepherd who is bent on revenge and the suspicious Principal of the Royal Agricultural College.
It's a case that stretches the detectives to the absolute limit.
Paperback, June 2021
Tragedy on the Branch Line
The murder of a Cambridge undergraduate provides Inspector Colbeck with one of his most intriguing crimes. Bernard Pomeroy, the victim, would have been a key figure in the forthcoming Boat Race. His death is a godsend to the Oxford eight. Were any of them directly involved?
It transpires that Pomeroy had many enemies, including some with Italian connections.
As the investigation becomes ever more complex, Colbeck is given much-needed help by no less a figure than the Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston.
Hardcover, April 2021
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DOMESDAY SERIES
Ralph Delchard, a former soldier in the notorious Battle of Hastings, and Gervase Bret, a skilled lawyer, continue to travel the length of England examining issues raised during the collection of information for the Domesday Book, the great survey of the country commissioned by William the Conqueror. The pair frequently discover that where matters of property are concerned, there are often dangerous and violent consequences. The king's work is a dangerous business.
The Lions of the North
A wealthy Yorkshire merchant enjoys the security of his castle, guarded as it is by his pet lions. When the beasts literally make a meal of an anonymous young man attempting to gain entry, Delchard and Bret wonder why anyone would make such a suicidal effort. Despite their mission, they cannot help but delve into exactly what was at stake.
Paperback, February 2021
The Serpents of Harbledown
When a young girl is found in a holly patch, dead from a snakebite, her premature death shocks the entire town of Canterbury on the day that Delchard and Bret arrive. But when astonishing truths come to light, the duo must look for a force more vicious than a mere reptile.
Paperback, 18 February 2021
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The Stallions of Woodstock
In the forest of Woodstock an excited crowd waits for the first horse to pass the post, but the winning steed has an empty saddle, its rider lying in a copse with a knife in his back. While guests of the Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Delchard and Bret inevitably find their attention drawn to the tragedy and uncover a startling truth.
Paperback, February 2021
The Hawks of Delamere
Paperback, 20 May 2021
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The Wildcats of Exeter
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The Foxes of Warwick
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The Elephants of Norwich
The citizens of Norwich are relishing the most exciting gossip; the ruthless Richard de Fontenel is the victim of robbery. In addition to two priceless golden elephants that he was using to lure the beautiful Adelaide into marriage, his steward, Hermer, is also missing.
Onto the scene arrive soldier Ralph Delchard, a veteran of the Battle of Hastings, and lawyer Gervase Bret, who are meant to adjudicate on a land dispute on behalf of William the Conqueror. Their business may be delayed by the hunt for the thief, but is Hermer the Steward really missing or has something altogether more sinister happened? No one is free from suspicion…
Paperback, 23 September 2021
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The Owls of Gloucester
The ordered calm of Gloucester Abbey is shattered by the grisly murder of one of the monks. The Abbey becomes paralysed with fear and the Abbot is ill-equipped to deal with such a heinous crime, especially as suspicion inevitably falls on the brothers themselves.
Ralph Delchard, a former soldier in the era-defining Battle of Hastings, and Gervase Bret, an accomplished lawyer, are investigating a local land dispute when news of the vicious murder reaches them. Before long, Delchard and Bret realise that the killing is just a symptom of a more sinister presence that threatens the whole community and must be stopped at any cost.
Paperback, 23 September 2021
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THE HOME FRONT DETECTIVE
Orders to Kill
December, 1917. George Tindall, a surgeon at Edmonton Military Hospital, is universally popular. Friends and colleagues are therefore horrified to hear that his mutilated body has been found. Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case.
By digging into Tindall's past, they uncover information that throws a very different light on to a man regarded as a paragon. Evidence steadily mounts until they realise that the only way the mystery can be solved is by going to France where the surgeon once worked in a field hospital.
Risking their lives, Marmion and Keedy make their way to Cambrai in the wake of the ferocious battle fought there.
Hardcover, October 2021
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