Bøker utgitt av Allison & Busby

Jim Hawkes moves to the Devonshire countryside for some much needed tranquility. But beset by strange occurrences, and haunted by the figure of a little girl, peace is slipping from his grasp.

Thea Slocombe is tired of having to entertain Drew's children through the long summer holiday while he works, so keenly accepts a commission to watch over a house in Barnsley. However, her return to house-sitting is far from relaxing as on her first night she finds a fugitive woman hiding among some bushes...

Sisters Mattie, Nell and Renie have all managed to escape their bullying father, but now separated, the girls must draw upon their courage to build new lives for themselves. Renie, the youngest sister, is happy in her waitressing job at the King's Head Hotel. But a shadow falls over her the day Mr Judson arrives as assistant manager.

Wiltshire, 1910. Threatened with a forced marriage, Mattie Willitt flees home in search of a better life. She is soon lost and at the mercy of the elements - until her life is saved by a widower called Jacob. But when Mattie's stepfather discovers her whereabouts, she must face her fears and stand up to those who threaten her future happiness.

September 1143. Serjeant Catchpoll hopes a fire at a Worcester silversmith's is just an accident, but when a charred corpse is discovered following a second fire, he has no choice but to call in the undersheriff. Hugh Bradecote may be new to the job compared to his wily colleague, but his analytical eye is soon hard at work.With further fires and a hooded figure stalking the streets, the duo must piece together the arsonist's vengeful motive.'Thoroughly engaging and beautifully written . . . A page-turner' Mystery PeopleThe second instalment in the Bradecote and Catchpoll series.

After being driven from home by their brutal father, the Willitt sisters, Mattie, Nell and Renie, find themselves facing greater heartache in the wider world. Nell has left home to be with her lover, Cliff, fearing what reprisals might come from marrying against her father's wishes.After parting ways with Mattie the couple take youngest sister Renie and head for Lancashire. However, Nell's happiness is short-lived; her marriage suffering as Cliff resents his job and the fact that though Nell has given him a daughter, she seems unable to conceive another child. When Renie leaves for London, Nell feels desperately alone. Then tragedy strikes, and Nell, mad with grief, runs away in the hope of being reunited with her two sisters. While wandering the English countryside, a gypsy palm-reader tells Nell she will still find her destiny, under 'three big trees on a hill'.Her luck seems to change when she meets Gil, a farmer and a gentleman who she can't help but feel drawn to. Could the trees on his land be a sign, or is Nell too damaged by her past to let herself love again?In this emotional sequel to Cherry Tree Lane, Anna Jacobs delivers a stunning romance novel that is both tragic and uplifting.

Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown has moved to the beautiful region of the Lake District to be nearer her charismatic parents. Things are going well, with her latest flower arrangements praised and Simmy content to lose herself in her work. But the peace she has found is shattered when, at the wedding of a millionaire's daughter, the bride's brother is found brutally murdered in the lake.As the florist of the wedding and one of the last people to talk to Mark Baxter alive, Simmy gradually becomes involved with the grief-ridden and angry relatives. All seem to have their fair share of secrets and scandals - an uncaring mother, a cheating father, and a husband twenty-five years older than his bride. When events take another sinister turn, Simmy becomes a prime witness and finds herself at the heart of a murder investigation. The chief suspects are the groom and his closely knit band of bachelor friends. They are all intimidating, volatile and secretive - but which one is a killer?

Thea Osborne is thanking her lucky stars. After two disastrous housesitting incidents in which she unwittingly became embroiled in murder and mayhem, she is only too happy to have a bit of time to concentrate on her blossoming releationship with DI Phil Hollis. The couple has retreated to Phil's late aunt's cottage in Cold Aston, and other than the odd interruption from his childhood acquaintance, the eccentric Ariadne, they look forward to some peace and quiet.But the bad luck that plagues the hapless Thea and her beloved spaniel Hepzibah is never far away. With autumn drawing in, preparations for Samhain, the pagan origin of Halloween, are well underway when Ariadne discovers a very tangible reminder of the season of death: a body laid out like a sacrificial victim on Notgrove Barrow.It soon becomes apparent that the cosy village has more than its share of secrets. But just how far will some go to keep them hidden?

Despite the catastrophic outcomes of her previous house-sitting commissions, Thea Osborne, accompanied by her trusty spaniel, Hepzie, is truly convinced nothing can go wrong on her next assignment in the charming village of Blockley. The Montgomerys have asked her to look after their house while they take a much needed holiday.But trouble seems to follow Thea and when a body is discovered in the house next door, she finds herself in the midst of village secrets.From mystical local legends to celebrity sightings, the erstwhile quiet area turns out to be a place of mysterious contradictions - with very sinister undertones.

Trying to forget the tragedies of the Great War, Deborah Claremont focuses upon her staff agency. But social unrest and the attentions of two very different men threaten her peace.

Porter and Styles investigate the disappearance of a little girl, Libby. The discovery of multiple bodies makes the case urgent and it seems that no one, not even Libby's family, can be trusted.

Southampton 1920. Phoebe Collins rose to the challenge of running the family fruit and veg stall when her father did not return from the front. However, when Phoebe witnesses something terrible, she will need all her strength to face the trials ahead and the fear that her loved ones may come to harm.

Juno Browne meets James Westershall, owner of Moorworthy Chase, a large family estate. She is invited, along with her friends from Old Nick's, to bring along their goods for sale at a garden fete. The day takes a turn for the worst when a man is found dead in the woods, and whilst the police investigate, Juno has a theory of her own.

Cornwall 1845. What caused the death of a tattooed stranger found on Morwenstow beach clutching a key? Is he a victim of deliberate wrecking, lured by false lights? Or are tales of savage mermaids true?

Amory Ames is excited to be travelling to New York where she will be her childhood friend's bridesmaid. But when a member of the wedding party is found murdered on the front steps of the bride's home, the happy plans take a darker twist.

Despite warnings to the contrary, Juno Browne ventures into the shady world of antiques dealing when she takes on a new client, Old Nick. When Nick is found dead, Juno begins her own investigation, and she must piece the puzzle together before she becomes the next victim.

Ethelred and Elsie embark on a hunt to find two invaluable golden statues, supposedly hidden among the religious houses of Sussex.

1895. A senior executive at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is found with a bullet hole between his eyes. Whilst officially ruled as suicide, private inquiry agent Daniel Wilson, who investigated the case of Jack the Ripper, is a natural choice to discreetly explore the situation, ably assisted by his partner, Abigail Fenton.

When Max Brennan's estranged father and then his own girlfriend go missing in quick succession, he turns to his old friend Detective Jake Porter for help. When their main suspect turns up dead, alongside a list of other targets, Porter and his partner Nick Styles must race to catch the killer before another victim is claimed.

Persimmon `Simmy' Brown is reminded that life in the Lake District is far from relaxing when her fiance Chris discovers the body of his friend brutally strangled in Grasmere. As old grudges against the dead man are revealed, and with Chris's increasingly odd behaviour, Simmy begins to wonder if he is more involved in the murder than he is saying.

1862. Growing up in the small seaside town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight, free-spirited Eveline Stanhope feels trapped by the weight of expectation from her well-to-do family. She becomes closely involved with the railway and forms a growing attachment to engineer Thomas Armitage.

When a family feud shatters the peace of 16th century Tuscany, ripping apart a family, a young girl is left alone. In Florence, a former soldier investigates two murders which are not what they seem, and a chance discovery sends him back to his past. With only a forgotten saint to guide them, they hide in plain sight, praying to find themselves.

Cass Lynch is shocked to discover that the new third officer for her latest voyage through the Shetland Isles is a man she thought had drowned years ago. She also has an odd feeling about some of the new trainees and as her distrust deepens, people go missing and another is found dead. Cass must out-manoeuvre the killer - or become the next victim.

Sixteen-year-old Juliet has always idolised her mother, but Agnes is haunted by what could have been if she stayed in Manchester rather than settling in Lancashire with her husband. When he suddenly dies, Agnes finds them work as seamstresses for the local landowners. But it will be a bumpy road for them both as they settle in to their new lives.

Autumn 1917. Harvey Marmion and Joe Keedy are dispatched from Scotland Yard to investigate the death of young woman at a luxurious hotel. Questions abound: who is she? Who poisoned her? And where is the original occupant of the room? They must solve the mystery as quickly as possible, before the reputation of the hotel is damaged beyond repair.

Lara Perryman has spent her whole life travelling for her busy corporate job, so it's a relief when she takes early retirement and settles in a leisure village in Wiltshire. She quickly makes friends with the other residents and finds herself entangled in the ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies of her new community.

1894. When a man is found dead in a gentlemen's convenience cubicle at the British Museum, the stall locked from the inside, Daniel Wilson is called in to solve the mystery, bringing archaeologist Abigail Fenton with him. The pair face a race against time to salvage the reputation of the museum and catch a murderer desperate for revenge.

When the teenage son of a vicar escapes after brutally attacking his father, a frantic police search is launched. As rumours arise that the boy was involved in devil worship, Professor Matt Hunter, an atheist ex-minister and expert on religion, is brought in to advise, yet he quickly suspects the church attack may have a far more complex cause.

After the wars in Restoration Europe and the death of his wife, Christopher Morgan tries to start afresh, buying a pub in the West Country. His new life is torn apart when his young son Abel is kidnapped and sold. From the shores of Constantinople to the western American isles, Christopher will sail far and wide to search for his missing son.

Thea and Drew are settled in the village of Broad Campden, but Thea is bored of domestic routines, missing the adventures of house-sitting. When a burial exposes family secrets, Drew finds himself caught in a feud. As he struggles with a profound dilemma and Thea fights the charms of a new man, can their marriage survive this latest Cotswold drama?