When archaeologist Neil Watson unearths a long-buried mechanical figure in a Dartmoor field he is de..

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

Liverpool 1901. The Tempest family is barely able to put food on the table. When Florrie falls ill w..

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

In the winter of 1942 England lies cold and dark in the wartime blackout. One bleak evening Councill..

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..

The body of a smartly-dressed businessman turns up in the yard of Eli Simpson's car workshop. But th..

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

In June 1837 the 18-year-old Victoria wakes up to find that she is Queen of the most powerful nation..

In Victorian London race-walking or “wobbles” are all the rage. So on a Monday morning in Novemb..

1815. Having fallen on hard times doctor's daughter Grace Ellis serves as a lady's companion. But on..

When Dot McCann playing with her pals decides to hide in Butcher Rathbone's almost empty dustbin she..

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

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