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A maritime mystery from Edward Marston, author of the bestselling Railway Detective series.Egypt, 1908. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield, used to the grand opulence of the Cunard cruise line, are at first disappointed with the Marmora, a small, unimpressive ship owned by the P&O shipping line. Employed by P&O to be the ship's detectives, Dillman and Masefield expect to encounter the usual assortment of petty thieves and confidence tricksters.But this cruise is certain to be unique as the Duke and Duchess of Fife and their children are aboard and the detectives will provide security for the royals. And when a dead body turns up, the voyage proves to be one to remember. Keeping the demise of the poor victim a secret on such a small ship is tough enough but suspects abound, meaning Dillman and Masefield have their work cut out for them.Previously published under the name Conrad Allen, the Ocean Liner series casts off for a new generation of readers.

The second novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen SocietyAlongside the interconnected stories of three female characters, readers are treated to literary cameos such as Daphne Du Maurier and Samuel Beckett.An uplifting read that will appeal to reads of Dear Mrs Bird and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

September 1940: the height of the Blitz. When The Savoy advertises its very safe series underground shelters it is discovered after one night of raids that one of the hotel's guests is dead, stabbed through the heart...

An epic story of secrets, revenge and redemption across three generations of Russian women from the 1917 Revolutions to the last days of the USSR.

Staring on the maiden voyage of the Lusitania, American private detective George Dillman and intelligent young Englishwoman Genevieve Masefield, make a winning duo for these compelling whodunnits aboard the iconic luxury liners of the time.

Thea Osborne is house-sitting in the late Greta Simmonds' house when she finds herself embroiled in a murder investigation once again. After befriending undertaker Drew Slocombe, she soon finds she's aligned herself with the police's only suspect. But in a village simmering with secrets, a means and a motive could be laid at anybody's door.

We are thrilled to be republishing this collection of romantic short stories with a brand new addition.

Love and Fury takes us on Wollstonecraft's travels from rural Yorkshire and bustling London to Paris at the height of the French Revolution and the beauty of Scandinavia.

With academic disputes, sporting rivalry and a clandestine romance in play, the Railway Detective will have to disentangle the many threads of Pomeroy's life in order to answer the truth of his death.

When a dock worker is found murdered, DI Jago uncovers a web of secrets about family, war and the British Empire.

When her elderly father dies, Miranda Fox is free at last. He's promised an inheritance that will give her independence. But her domineering half-brother controls the money and has very different ideas as to how she should live her life.

When Juno Browne purchases a wardrobe to stock in her fledgling antiques store, she doesn't expect to find a dead body inside.

Set in 1961, this third tale in the Suffolk trilogy takes florist Felix Smythe and close friend Professor Cedric Dillworthy to Southwold once more.

1940, London. DI Edgar Coburg and Sergeant Ted Lamson are called in to investigate a murder at the Ritz Hotel.

For whodunit fans who prefer their villains to be nice, refined people, the sort who quote Shakespeare and knock off their nearest and dearest between rubbers of bridge, The Affair of the Mutiliated Mink is a delectable treat.

For whodunit fans who prefer their villains to be nice, refined people, the sort who quote Shakespeare and knock off their nearest and dearest between rubbers of bridge, The Affair of the Thirty-Nine Cufflinks is a delectable treat.

Fun and informative, Small Great Gestures Art provides children with a great introduction to the global world of art.

Meet the Corrigans. Childless Maeve, though rich and successful, is dying of cancer. She wants to leave her business empire to one of the offspring of her two estranged brothers, Des and Leo. But which young relative should she choose?

December, 1917. Ada Hobbs has cleaned for Dr Tindall for many years, and on this frosty morning she arrives at 9am to begin the day there, while he is at work. But it turns out the house is not empty after all. The blood-covered George Tindall is sprawled across the floor.

The story of a Victorian Actress and Lady Journalist

For those who loved Little People, BIG DREAMS, this new series showcases the lives and achievements of amazing men and women.This fun and informative book tells the fascinating stories of remarkable scientists behind ground-breaking discoveries such as penicillin and DNA. From the fall of Newton's apple, Ada Lovelace's imaginative step into the future of computing, to Stephen Hawking's work exploring the origins of the universe, Science shows a new generation of scientists that the greatest leaps in understanding start by asking the smallest questions.

When novelist Sophie Carr rescues a man hiding in her garden from a group of paparazzi, she finds that her new neighbour is ageing pop star Jez Winter.

The ordered calm of Gloucester Abbey is shattered by the murder of one of its monks.

1900. The death of her father forces Harriet out of her home to escape the advances of her stepbrother, the rule of her stepmother and into service at Dalton House. Over time Harriet develops a friendship with the Dalton's crippled son Joseph but her life is changed completely when she inherits Greyladies, an old and possibly haunted house.