The first man murdered was Abel Meredith a resident at the Jesus Hospital Almshouse near London. The second victim Roderick Gill was burser at the Allisons school in Norfolk. Victim number three Sir Rufus Walcott was slain in his own hall by the Thames. All had their throats cut. & all had strange markings on their chests carved there by the murderer but which neither doctor nor coroner could identify. Lord Francis Powers court brought in to solve this case of triple murder had no shortage of suspects or suspicions. Meredith had shadowy links with the civil service. Gill a man who seduced women at church during Harvest Festival or the Christmas carol service had been threatened by angry husbands & disinherited sons while Sir Rufus had wiped fifteen years out of his own past history. & all had ties to Sir Peregrine Fish bourne Prime Warden of the Guild of Silkworkers who had visited all three men shortly before their untimely deaths. Yet on one question Powers court never wavered & he knew that only when he had solved the mystery of the strange markings on the victims bodies would he then be able to solve the mystery of the death at the Jesus Hospital. Praise for David Dickinson: Splendid entertainment". (" Publishers Weekly"). "A leisurely period whodunit with Dickinsons customary historical tidbits & patches of local color swathed in an appealing Victorian narrative". (" Kirkus Reviews"). " Detective fiction in the grand style". (James Naughtie). "A cracking yarn beguilingly real from start to finish". (Peter Snow)." ...

No stranger to sprawling country estates well-heeled Daisy Dalrymple is breaking new ground at Wentwater Court to cover a story for Town & Country" magazine. But her interview gives way to interrogation when suave Lord Stephen Astwick meets a chilly end on the tranquil skating pond. With evidence that his death was anything but accidental Daisy joins forces with Scotland Yard so the culprit can't slip through their fingers like the unfortunate Astwick slipped through the ice. Praise for " The Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries": ' Appropriate historical detail & witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920s period piece'
- " Publishers Weekly". ' As always Dunn evokes the life & times of 1920s England while providing a plot that is a cut above... This will delight readers who love country-house mysteries'
- " Booklist"."

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Barbara Nadels new Turkish crime novel sees Inspector Ikmen tackling a complex case of organised crime in London. When the Istanbul police raid a counterfeit goods factory in the run-down district of Tarlabasi a young man with explosives strapped to his chest blows himself up in front of them. In the process Istanbuls Inpsector Aaetin Ikmen is injured. Documents found in the factory lead the authorities in both Istanbul & London to believe that a terrorist attack in part orchestrated from the Tarlabasi factory is about to be enacted in the British capital. Ikmen goes undercover amongst the Turkish community of North London although what he uncovers there is certainly not what his British colleagues were expecting... ...

A terrifying new serial-killer thriller featuring Carson Ryder hero of the bestselling The Hundredth Man. Thirty years after his death Marsden Hexcamps Art of the Final Moment remains as sought after as ever. But this is no ordinary collection. Hexcamps portfolio was completed with the aid of a devoted band of acolytes -- & half a dozen victims each of whom was slowly tortured to death so that their final agonies could be distilled into art. When tiny scraps of Hexcamps art begin appearing at murder scenes alongside gruesomely displayed corpses Detective Carson Ryder & his partner Harry Nautilus must go back three decades in search of answers. Meanwhile an auction has been announced & the death collectors are gathering. These wealthy connoisseurs of serial-killer memorabilia will pay millions to acquire Hexcamps art -- unless Carson & Harry can beat them in their quest for the anti-grail. ...

The year is 1803 & Darcy & Elizabeth have been married for six years. There are now two handsome & healthy sons in the nursery Elizabeth's beloved sister Jane & her husband Bingley live nearby & the orderly world of Pemberley seems unassailable. But all this is threatened when on the eve of the annual autumn ball the guests are preparing to retire for the night when a chaise appears rocking down the path from Pemberley's wild woodl&. As it pulls up Lydia Wickham
- Elizabeth's younger unreliable sister
- stumbles out screaming that her husband has been murdered. Inspired by a lifelong passion for the work of Jane Austen PD James masterfully recreates the world of Pride & Prejudice & combines it with the excitement & suspense of a brilliantly-crafted crime story. Death Comes to Pemberley is a distinguished work of fiction from one of the best-loved most- read writers of our time.

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On 8 CDs. Unit sales of comparative title The Private Patient Unabridged (CD ISBN: 9781408410080) reached over 9.6k in the first 11 months of release. P. D. James masterfully recreates the world of Pride & Prejudice & combines it with the excitement & suspense of a brilliantly-crafted crime story. The year is 1803 & Darcy & Elizabeth have been married for six years. There are now two handsome & healthy sons in the nursery Elizabeths beloved sister Jane & her husband Bingley live nearby & the orderly world of Pemberley seems unassailable. But all this is threatened when on the eve of the annual autumn ball the guests are preparing to retire for the night when a chaise appears rocking down the path from Pemberleys wild woodl&. As it pulls up Lydia Wickham
- Elizabeths younger unreliable sister
- stumbles out screaming that her husband has been murdered. Inspired by a lifelong passion for the work of Jane Austen PD James masterfully recreates the world of Pride & Prejudice & combines it with the excitement & suspense of a brilliantly-crafted crime story. Death Comes to Pemberley is a distinguished work of fiction from one of the best-loved most- read writers of our time.

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Once again Linda Fairstein uses her experience as Manhattans leading DA to create a tantalyzing web of intrigue betrayal & murder. Teaming up with longtime friends & colleagues Mike Chapman & Mercer Wallace Alex Cooper investigates the disappearance of a world-famous dancer who has vanished from the Metropolitan Opera House. Drawn behind the scenes of New Yorks theatrical community the team is haunted by ghosts of the dramatic old theatres
- & from their own pasts. At the same time Alex & Mercer are trying to collar a doctor whos been using his extensive knowledge of & access to drugs to overpower women before assualting them. A spell-binding thriller combining the unique history of New York with fresh insight into the latest forensic techniques.
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When Pepper Roux was born his aunt foretold that he would not live past 14 years of age. Throughout his childhood his parents havent bothered with him much knowing that his life would be short-lived. So when Pepper wakes up on his 14th birthday he knows this will be the day that hell die. But as the day wears on & Pepper finds himself still alive he decides to set off to sea in an attempt to try & avoid death for as long as possible. As time goes on Pepper steps into many roles & personas & has numerous outrageous adventures. But can he stay one step ahead of death? Or will fate catch up with him? & if he does live which of his many lives will he choose to adopt? This riot of a story is a wonderful adventure & Pepper is an unforgettable character who stays with you long after his story has been told. ...

Chris Pascoe is fascinated by the English Civil War. He also likes beer. So when the thought came to him to set out on a pub crawl around the sites of the English Civil War it was an idea too good to ignore. Helped (or should that be hindered) by his best mate Pete Chris sets out to see for himself the sites of five years of English carnage & their nearest watering holes. Their trek might not be as bloody as the war they are following but with ghosts skinheads & drunken friends to deal with Chris has still got a battle on his hands to reach the journeys end. ...

A gripping Temperance Brennan from forensic anthropologist & bestsellng crime thriller writer Kathy Reichs. Another day. Another death. Death du Jour. My God how many such days would there be? On a bitterly cold March night in Montreal forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun proposed for sainthood in the grounds of an old church. Just hours later Tempe is called to the scene of a horrific arson. A young family has perished & there seems to be no witness no motive no explanation. From the charred remains of the inferno to a trail of sinister cult activity & a terrifying showdown during an ice storm Tempe faces a nerve-shattering test of both her forensic expertise & her instinct for survival. ...