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|summary=Bookaneer Fergins makes a decent It's six months since the dramatic events which we read about in [[April in Spain by John Banville|April in Spain]] and Dr Quirke is now back in Dublin and living in 19th century London(if somewhat uneasily) with his daughter, Phoebe. However The worst of his business acquaintance Davenport grief is over but he irrationally blames DI St John Strafford for what happened and this has a plan to aid his prosperitymade the already strained relationship between them more difficult. Hot literary property Robert Louis Stevenson They're brought together by Chief Inspector Hackett when the body of a young, Jewish scholar, Rosa Jacobs, is dying on Upolo, found in a Samoan island, having just written his final potential masterpiecelock-up. Therefore all Davenport has to do is to steal itAt first, bringing it back to publishing glory and self-aggrandisement. The only problems are that the enabling legal loophole looked as though she'd gassed herself but Quirke is about to close and he's not the only one with his eye on convinced that particular prize. And Fergins? He's going too, whether he wants to or notit was murder rather than suicide.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846556198</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jane Thynne 1529337968|title=A War In Place of FlowersFear|author=Catriona McPherson

|summary=A War of Flowers is the third of Jane ThynneIt's thoroughly researched July 1948 and beautifully written novels of Nazi Berlin from Helen Crowther is due to start work as a qualified medical almoner the female point of view. Reading them is an immersive experience; following morning - on the joy of day that the book NHS is born. She'll be working for Dr Deuchar and Dr Strasser in location, description, commenttheir GP surgery and her job will be to help patients with those non-medical problems which affect their health. The action does not rush but hardest part of the job will be to persuade people that the ending expertly pulls plot strings together services she offers really are free and that they don't have to do anything to qualify for them. Some of the problems will require delicate handling but Helen has a wow factor that will leave the reader eager for moreproblem of her own which might give her some insight. Her marriage has never been consummated. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471131904</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Dan Simmons057136358X|title=The Fifth Heart|rating=4|genre=Historical Fiction|summary=On a rainy night April in March 1893 Henry James stands on a Paris bridge, about to end it all. Next to him sidles Sherlock Holmes, about to do the same. Instead of jumping, Holmes drags James off for a drink and decides that they will go to America to solve a 17-year-old murder case. The supposed victim, socialite Clover Adams, is believed to have committed suicide but that doesn't deter Sherlock. He's off, Henry James is going with him and that's that!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0751560952</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewSpain|author=Jayne Anne Phillips|title=Quiet DellJohn Banville|rating=45

|summary= Chicago – 1931. Asta Eicher is Terry Tice was a widowhitman, with three children and although he didn't think of himself in those terms. He saw what he did as ''a crippling sense matter of lonelinessmaking things tidy''. When Harry Powers asks her to marry him, she is delighted – and I couldn't resist the new family soon leave in order to travel to West Virginia. They are never seen againthought that he was an extreme version of Marie Kondo. Back He enjoyed his job, something which occurred to him when he was in Chicago, Emily Thornhill is one of Burma with the few women journalists in Chicago, and is sent to investigate army ''where he got the disappearance, trying to establish what happened chance to kill a lot of the familylittle yellow fellows and had a fine old time''. As she becomes ever deeper involved He was spending a lot of time with Percy Antrobus - who couldn't understand why Terry didn't know the purpose of a swizzle stick - surely he wouldn't drink champagne with bubbles in the investigation, Emily begins to discover things she never expected – both about ''morning''? It was after Percy's death that he saw the case, and herselfbenefits of taking up a job in Spain. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099590255</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Philip KerrB08Z8BMZ7H|title=The Lady from ZagrebMystery of Healing|author=A P McGrath

|summary=We meet Solon in Pergamon in the second century of the common era and he's the physician on duty at the munus - the games put on for the amusement of the populace. The remuneration isn't high but the work gives the doctor a feeling of virtue and hones his skills: Solon 'Death by Misadventure'wants'.' This is the official verdict as to the cause of death of Lady Lavinia Truelove, trampled to death by a notoriously ill-tempered horse, which she foolishly tried warriors to approach in its stalllive. The horse panicked and reacted badly, resulting in It's quite a gruesome spectacle: the magistri are the charge hands and bloody attackwhen we first see them, witnessed by two boys from they're sprinkling gold dust onto the villagelions' manes to make them look more impressive. Most people would dismiss The sagitarii are the event as a tragic accident, but detective Joe Sandilands suspects that this could be cold-blooded murder. Could his judgement be clouded by archers and the beastiarii are the fact that he has a very personal axe condemned criminals who are going to grind fight for their lives with the wild animals. Today, it'grieving' widower, who has been showing increasing attentiveness to Dorcas, s the girl he plans to marry?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1616954086</amazonuk>crocodiles.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=1529337925|title=Leslie Charteris and John Telfer The Mirror Dance (narratorDandy Gilver)|titleauthor=Enter the SaintCatriona McPherson

|genre=ThrillersCrime (Historical)|summary=When you think of thrillers written by a man in his early twenties there's a temptation to believe that It was the books might not beAugust Bank Holiday weekend and, wellas so often happened, top drawer, but that would be a mistake. The first of ''The Saint'' novels was published in 1928 when Leslie Charteris it was just twenty one and this collection of stories is dated 1930. You might expect the rambunctious adventurer we meet, but not the subtleties of the slightly world-weary man of the world, all-knowing about the evils cold enough to which men (and women) can sink, but they're all there. Admittedly have the Saint is more boisterous fire lit and less subtle than he will become - but that speaks more about Bunty the later works than this book.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B00OS74GQU</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Antonin Varenne and Frank Wynne (translator)|title=LoserDalmation wasn's Corner|rating=4|genre=Thrillers|summary=Meet Georges Crozat. He's a policeman in Paris, who boxes t inclined to leave it to keep Dandy Gilver warm on the sidesofa. After a bout that leads to an The thought of work was almost embarrassing victory, he is made two offers – one cheering when Dandy took the call from a clearly corrupt man behind the scenes Sandy Bissett in Dundee. She was the sport, who seems to offer publisher of a few thrown fights for Georges, then some kind of status as assistant – training, guiding, profiteering; magazine and had been told that the other comes from a man known always as ''running the Punch and Judy show in the Pakistani'' (or an unkind abbreviation local park had used copies of that), who has a friend two of a friend who wants someone her cartoon characters - Rosie Cheek and her sister Freckle - to do an enemy a mischief with their fistsdrum up some local interest in his show. Georges doesn Sandy Bissett't take too long s request was simple: she wanted Gilver and Osborne to choose warn the latter. In alternating chapters, however, we're in the 1950s, man about infringement of copyright - and a rookie to the forces, Pascal Verini, is being shipped out to Algeria to work on the civil war causing the republic to break away Dandy and become independent from France. Like Georges, he finds his situation one which also causes what may Alex would be misguided violence, even if he has cheaper than employing a very different attitude solicitor to itdo the same job.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857052276</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=G M Best B08LKT7HSR|title=The Barchster MurdersMurder in the Belltower (A Miss Underhay Mystery)|author=Helena Dixon

|summary=Anthony Trollope was very taken with Barchester when he first visited In December 1933 the city, but pausing to look out at a pleasant view he remains of Elowed Underhay were discovered in the body cellar of Thomas Rider, a bedesman at Hiram's Hospitalthe Glass Bottle Public House. At first it Ezekiel Hamett was suspected that Trollope might have been sought in connection with the murderer murder of Elowed and his half- for this was no natural deathbrother, Denzil Hammett, but a stabbing - but once he proved that he whose body was a professional man there on business also discovered. Kitty Underhay's long search for the first timeher mother, he found himself drawn into the investigationwho disappeared in June 1916 was over. There is a secret which Now she's determined that the warden, the Reverend Septimus Harding has hidden man responsible for well over a decade and it looks as though Rider might have been murdered her murder will be brought to prevent the secret coming outjustice.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910208086</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Rory ClementsStephen Clarke|title=The Queen's ManSpy Who Inspired Me

|genre=Crime (Historical)General Fiction|summary=Elizabethan England - This is a murkyspoof spy story, dirty world full of religious strife that isn't about James Bond. Or Ian Fleming. But it features a man called Ian Lemming, who dresses well and 'likes the ladies' and violent, short lives. Queen Elizabeth sits on who works for the thronesecret service, but her seat is by no means safe - her first cousin, Mary, Queen in the planning side of Scotsthings more than the active service. Lemming finds himself put on a mission with a female spy called Margaux, is locked and the pair end up stranded in Sheffield Castle. Unable Normandy, with Margaux on a desperate mission to leaveunearth traitors in the resistance network, but by no means unable and Lemming desperately trying to plot and scheme keep up with her supporters, Mary wishes to reclaim what she believes is rightfully hers - the throne. But even she cannot be prepared for the dark twists and new plots that arise.!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848548486</amazonuk>2952163855

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=L C Tyler0349423083|title=A Cruel Necessity Death and the Brewery Queen (A John Grey Historical MysteryKate Shackleton Mysteries)|author=Frances Brody

|summary=Essex 1657: CromwellKate Shackleton runs her investigation agency from Batswing Cottage, ably assisted by Jim Sykes, who lives in Woodhouse and her housekeeper, Mrs Sugden. She's Republic is 8 years oldbeen approached by William Lofthouse of the Barleycorn Brewery in Masham. While John Grey sleeps off a good night of drink under the eaves of a cottageSomething is going wrong with his business and he'd like Kate to look into it discreetly: he's hoping that his nephew and right-hand man, James Lofthouse, will be back from a Royalist spy is murdered down the roadtrip to Germany before long. A trainee lawyer, John also enjoys James went to see what the science of investigation continental brewers were doing and so starts looking for clues that will lead him what changes Barleycorn might need to the murderermake. Although itWilliam is worried that James is perhaps enjoying himself a little bit ''too''s not easy: strange happenings occurred that night and Grey much or is having trouble persuading others of what going to bring back a German bride but he saw. Meanwhile 'd like the business to be ship-shape before his mother has the perfect match for himnephew returns. Unfortunately their ideas of perfection differ somewhat!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472115031</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=C J Sansom0241433568|title=Lamentation (Matthew Shardlake)Eight Detectives|author=Alex Pavesi|rating=4.5

|summary=The reign of It's 1930 and Megan and Henry VIII is drawing to a closeare staying with Bunny at his house in Spain. It's heresy unbearably hot and Bunny drank too much at lunch: he's going to speculate on the death of the king, but obvious to anyone who sees the bloated man who can barely walk that have a rest and then he cannot have much longer. Matthew Shardlake is still drawn wants to the queen - Catherine Parr as was - but he'd prefer talk to avoid court politics particularly when there's someone as suggestible Megan and changeable as Henry on the throneabout something serious. Ultimately though he Only it never gets that far: when Bunny doesn't feel emerge after his siesta his guests find that he has much choice when he's summoned to Whitehall Palacebeen murdered. It seems How can that the queen has a problem which could put her life have happened? There's no one else in danger - along with the lives house, so one of all those who are seen as her supportersthem must be the killer.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230744192</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1473682401|title=Murder at the BrightwellThe Turning Tide (Dandy Gilver)|author=Ashley WeaverCatriona McPherson

|summary=It probably helps Those who were with us at the end of [[A Step So Grave (Dandy Gilver) by Catriona McPherson|A Step So Grave]] will remember that Donald was engaged to be a fan Mallory Dunnoch. They're now married and Mallory is having twins. When they arrive no one can doubt the charms of Agatha ChristieLavinia Dahlia Cherry and her brother, Edward Hugh Lachlan Gilver. It probably helps There are two drawbacks: they're noisy and they're staying with Dandy and Hugh. Dandy and her detective partner, Alec Osborne, had not taken up the chance to absolutely adore look into a problem at the Cramond ferry when it was offered to them twice before, but suddenly the sheer selfish indulgence and style possibility of being out of the 1930shouse at Gilverton seems irresistible. It probably helps }}{{Frontpage|author=Seishi Yokomizo and Louise Heal Kawai (translator)|title=The Honjin Murders|rating=4|genre=Crime|summary=To many readers, the phrase 'locked room murder mystery' is enough to make the book one to just accept read; preferably quantified by the words 'clever'richor 'good' . For those who need more, here is the extra background – we're in rural Japan in the 1930s. The oldest son of an esteemed family is belatedly getting married, although the whole affair is really not as ostentatious as it might be – hardly anybody has turned up, what with it being completely divorced from real lifearranged at great haste. She only has an uncle representing her family, for one thing. It definitely helps if you're happy Either way, the celebrations have gone ahead as planned, only for the wedded couple to be slashed to take your crime as death in their private annexe before the sun rises on their marriage. What with a puzzleman missing parts of his fingers being in the neighbourhood, rather than as heart-rendingand some mysterious use of a traditional musical instrument at the time of the crime, gut-wrenching rendition this case has a lot of realitythe peculiar about it.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0749017317</amazonuk>1782275002

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B07XLM3SM6|title=Queen of HeartsMurder at the Dolphin Hotel|author=Rhys BowenHelena Dixon|rating=24

|summary=Lady Georgiana RannochElowed Underhay was just twenty-seven when she disappeared from Dartmouth in June 1916, leaving her daughter, Kitty, 35th in line for the British throne, may know how care of her grandmother. A great deal of money had been spent to find out what happened to navigate upper class societyher and the conclusion was that she was dead, but mainly because there aren't many acceptable career choices for a penniless almost royalwas no evidence to suggest otherwise. So Kitty has come to terms with this and in 1933 she was running the Dolphin Hotel in Dartmouth with her grandmother when her mothergrandmother had to leave to look after her sister who was ill. She was reluctant to leave Kitty in charge - and Kitty could not understand why. She's always coped with the mix of holidaymakers, famous actress Claire Daniels, invites boating people and the naval college on the edge of town before - and she's done every job in the hotel. And she particularly cannot understand why her grandmother's friends have been roped in to keep an eye on a transatlantic cruise, Georgie is looking forwards things ''and'' why Captain Matthew Bryant has been hired to living take charge of security at the highlife and relaxing for a whilehotel.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B00M4ZGVBG</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Martin Davies0349423067|title=Havana SleepingThe Body on the Train (Kate Shackleton Mysteries)|author=Frances Brody

|summary=In the London of World War One there is From Christmas to Easter a man amongst the masses cowering train ran from Leeds City Station to King's Cross, arriving before dawn so that the nightly Zeppelin raids who knows death a lot more than manyforced rhubarb it carried could be taken to Covent Garden. He is grieving for his nephewIn early March 1929, lost to the killing fields one of France; he is pining for his wife, evacuated to the country; and he is both grieving and pining for a past where he porters who was more active, more demonstrably brave and verifiably useful – a past whose main constituent part has also gone to unloading the boxes discovered the countryside, to be body of a beekeeper near Brighton. That man is Dr Watson, stripped naked and the other, with no means of course, is Sherlock Holmesidentification. Here they're reunited at Scotland Yard hit a dead end and called on the behest services of Mycroft, for three individual deaths provide a thorn Kate Shackleton in the side of his secret operations, hope that her knowledge and only Holmes can pluck it out with his singular talents. But when the evidence connections in Yorkshire would give them the case so often revolves around mysterious photographs claiming lead they needed. Kate immediately found herself hamstrung: Commander Woodhead remembered her as a child and could not come to be of people's souls, there is a hint terms with the fact that this new modern age is she was now a step too far for woman experienced in dealing with murder. He was reluctant to give her all the information which the once-retired sleuthing friendspolice held.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781160023</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1472127110|title=The First HorsemanIndian Summer: a Mirabelle Bevan Mystery|author=DK WilsonSara Sheridan

|summary=British author Derek Wilson is one with a tremendously long bibliography as a HistorianLife has changed dramatically for Mirabelle, our favourite fifties sleuth, since the war, and not always for the better. When she first settled in Brighton she was alone, rudderless and as secretly grieving for Jack, the lover who died before he could leave his wife. As time went by she found in herself an author of fiction. He brings all of that ability to '''The First Horseman'''solve crimes, a resounding success that blends fact made friends including an ebullient and fiction determined young woman called Vesta who refused to create let a grippinglittle thing like racial prejudice stop her doing what she wanted, fast moving Tudor crime story that educates as well as fascinates, moving from and even found consolation in the merchants arms of Cheapside to the whores of Southwark, and mixing with figures such as Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIIIa rather charming policeman.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0751550361</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=CC Humphreys1912374439|title=PlagueThe Courier|author=Kjell Ola Dahl and Don Bartlett (translator)|rating=3.5

|summary=Highwayman Captain William Coke stops Nazi-occupied Oslo, 1942. There, I've given the game away. For in a book that centres around a carriage murder, I've told you who did it – the Nazis, surely? Well, that certainly has to remain to be seen in the line this volume, which splits its time between one of his chosen career war, when a young woman sees her father arrested, and their store condemned as Jewish and soon discovers he's rushes to her best friend to help – not knowing she will never see her alive again, and the first to have assailed itlate 1960s, when great consternation is being felt. The driver In this timeline, a maverick agent is dead and all those within back in town, one who might have been brutally skewered. He flees the scene but unfortunately leaves fingered for murdering that female victim, even though she and he lived together with their baby as a pistol behind. This is young family, except he was thought by all thief-taker Pitman needs to arouse his interest and attempt to track the Captain down with a noose have died in mind. Meanwhile nature has an equally random mode of death that's soon to be let loose on London. This is 1665 and the Great Plague is about to begin.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780891423</amazonuk>War…

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alan Hamilton1786075431|title=StalemateMrs Mohr Goes Missing|ratingauthor=5|genre=Crime Maryla Szymiczkova and Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Historicaltranslator)|summary=In the summer of 1930 Walter Bruce was told that he had an incurable illness. With nursing care and an easier job he might have a few more years to live - but without them he had a matter of months. The solution would seem straightforward but Bruce had a wife - and she demanded to be ''kept'' and was far too selfish to be his nurse. Life ''might'' have continued much as it was, but Bruce discovered that his wife had been deceiving him about her age and background - and with ''two'' of his business colleagues. The solution was obvious: he would devise the perfect murder and then live out his final years in comfort. Bruce was a chess player and he approached the problem much as he would a game of chess - but even the best plans rarely survive contact with reality.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178132204X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|title=The Marathon Conspiracy|author=Gary Corby

|summary=Nicolaos has a lot on his mindMeet Zofia. His wedding is only a few weeks away and he still has no real means of supporting a A socially climbing wife and family. The investigating game, it seems, doesn't pay too well. So when his patron Pericles asks him to investigate the murder of a young child, Nico is a little reticentmedical professor, especially since he is still waiting to be paid for his previous assignment. Deciding that he canshe't afford to be picky, Nico accepts a case which will see him, amongst other things, fending off street thugs, diving for treasure in a sacred spring, going s intent on making herself known as a bear huntcharitable lady, rescuing a pair of fighting cocks and consulting a strange priestess who has a habit of running around the woods naked...At least he can't complain that keen on her husband progressing yet through his work is boringesteemed career.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>161695387X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Shirley McKay|title=Friend and Foe (A Hew Cullan Mystery)|rating=4.5|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=1583 and King James VI of Scotland In 1890s Cracow, life is paranoid andpretty good, after the events of the Ruthven raid the year before, who can blame him? Surely this won't affect humble academic lawyer Hew Cullen? Oh but she knows it will, eventually causing more turmoil than even he is used tocould always be better. Back at the beginning thoughMeanwhile, while Hew continues, unaware of whatother people's life could certainly be better – cholera is nearing the city due to comelack of hygiene, he has more pressing domestic worries thatand many people have to fall on charity and almshouses to keep a roof over their heads. One such was Mrs Mohr, for once, don't affect his herbalist sister Meg or his doctor brother-although she was rich enough to keep private lodgings and staff in-law Gilesher charitable home. Indeed, this time the concern is the love of HewI say 's own heart.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846972175</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|title=The Axeman's Jazz|author= Ray Celestin|rating=4|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=Based on a true story, was''The Axeman, for she has vanished. Only due to Zofia's Jazz'' is scriptwriter Ray Celestin's debut novel. It tells of help does she get found, dead and in a serial killer in New Orleans in 1919 - place the Axeman near- lame woman could never reach by herself. Just who torments the city and has everyone talking; it seems that everyone has their theories and yet no meaningful leads are presenting themselvescould be killing people in a charity home, as the police and citizens of New Orleans begin to despair of ever catching what end? And why does Zofia feel the killer.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144725886X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|title=Sherlock Holmes: Gods of War|author=James Lovegrove|rating=4.5|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=The year is 1913 and the storm clouds of war are gathering ominously on the horizon. Most people dread the inevitable, but there are individuals who stand to gain from the oncoming conflict and will stop at nothing need to facilitate their plans, even if that means murder. However, it would take make a very brave (or naïve) criminal to commit such an atrocity in the neighbourhood of Mr Sherlock Holmes, even if he is supposed to be enjoying his retirement. When it comes to investigating mysterious activity, Holmes can't resist the lure of the chase and soon the game is afoot!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781165432</amazonuk>name for herself by answering those questions?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Marco Malvaldi and Howard Curtis (translator)1786893762|title=The Art of Killing WellThings in Jars|author=Jess Kidd

|summary=Pellegrino Artusi A child has travelled the length and breadth of Italy researching his masterpiece ''gone missing. The Science of Cooking and the Art of Eating Well'' and the chance detective asked to visit take on the home - or rather case is still struggling with the castle - of shame and frustration left by a previous case, where the seventh Barone di Roccapendente child was not found in time. Hardly original themes for a double bonusprivate eye thriller. And yet . . . He'd have take another look. This detective is a woman, and the opportunity to discover setting is Victorian London, with all the secrets rich and colourful paradoxes of the Barone's kitchen that era: technical and the chance of a few days rest scientific progress jostling for space beside superstition and possibly a boar hunt in fascination with the Tuscan hills. What could be better? Well, his stay would have been improved had a body not been discovered in the locked cellar of the castle. The cast of aristocratic suspects baffles the local police inspector bizarre and Artusi realises that he will have to become involved.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857052942</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=MRC Kasasian|title=The Curse Of The House Of Foskett (The Gower Street Detective Series)|rating=5|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=Personal (not private!) detective Sidney Grice is still smarting because he's thought to have sent an innocent man to the gallowsdownright hideous. ItAnd before you's also hit him in the pocket as work has dried up as re more than a result. He's therefore pleased and intrigued when he's visited by a potential client who wants him to look into the Last Death Club, a group couple of people who have each put £2,000 pages in the kitty, the sum of which will go to the last person surviving. Unfortunately they seem to be dying quicker you realise just how much more unusual our heroine is than planned and rather unnaturallyyou expected. Sidney is about to accept the case when his client drops dead Bridie Devine may dress in Gricehalf-mourning, with a widow's study in front of him cap and his ward and assistant March Middleton. It may not improve his reputation anystout, shiny boots, but his attention has been piqued; he'll take the case anyway.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781853258</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|title=An Appetite for Violets|author=Martine Bailey|rating=5|genre=Crime tobacco she smokes in her pipe (Historical)|summary=Biddy my dear, what an utterly ''fast'Obedience' Leigh thing for a lady to do!) is the under-cook at Mawton Hallmixed with a nugget of something, well, but although she is passionate about cookinglet's say recreational, created by her dearest wish is to marry her young manchemist friend Prudhoe. The date is set for her fact that it's actually meant to leave the Hall for married life and she cure bronchial problems is looking forward to it. But by the master of the house surprises everyone when he gets himself a very young wife – and Biddy’s world is rapidly changedby. Lady Carinna takes a shine to BiddyHer housemaid, and when Biddy proves herself to be resourceful and entrepreneurialbeing seven-foot-tall, her fate is sealedalso somewhat remarkable.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444768727</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Sharon Penman|title=Prince of Darkness|rating=4|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=1193: Justin de QuincyAnd then, bastard son of the Bishop of Chester and loyal to Queen Eleanor of Aquitainecourse, steers clear of Eleanorthere's youngest son John at all coststhe ghost. After allRuby Doyle, John's henchman did try to murder him. However there's a plot afoot to frame John for a crime he didn’t commit world-famous tattooed boxer (for a changedeceased)accompanies Bridie all through her investigation, bringing with it somewhat of a dilemma for Justin. As much as he hates John, de Quincy realises that getting to the bottom of the plot is in the interests of the Queen and England. So Justin's course is set, no matter what it costs and no matter which hornets' nests it disturbs.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781857083</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Bruce Crowther|title=Harlem Nocturne|rating=4|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=Just before the beginning of the Second World War and half a world away from Europe the World's Fair is taking place in New York. The British king and queen are expected and there's clear he has a Joe Louis title fight on soft spot for the horizon. Daniel Leland lives in Harlemdetermined young woman. He used to be with the NYPD but was retired after If he was shot by robbers: the bullet really exists, that is still in his body and perilously close to his spine. Right now he makes his living as a small-time private detective, but business seems to be looking up when he's offered an investigation - and a very large retainer - by a manufacturer who might be suffering espionage. Before long there's a murder to add into the equation too.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1490960821</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Andrew Hughes0349414327|title=The Convictions A Snapshot of John DelahuntMurder (Kate Shackleton Mysteries)|author=Frances Brody

|summary=As John Delahunt sits in Even detectives need a cell break and for Kate Shackleton, photography gives her the condemned writing mental relaxation which she needs. When the local Photographic Society proposed an account outing, Kate was keen to take the opportunity to visit Haworth and Stanbury, not least because the deeds of his life, we go through the Brontë Parsonage are being handed over so that it with himcan become a museum and her parents will be there for the event. It all begins as he witnesses What could be better than seeing her family, witnessing a fracas between his fellow students momentous event and having the police after a visit opportunity to one take photographs of the fine hostelries Victorian Dublin has to offer. In this way Johnsetting for ''s brought to the attention of Wuthering Heights'The Department', a pro-British intelligence unit based in the notorious Dublin Castle? Nothing could go wrong. John agrees to help them not realising this is never going to be an agreement he can back away from, no matter how hard he tries and no matter how much Or could it costs him.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781620148</amazonuk>?