Historical fiction

Bride in Funeral Clothing

Bride in Funeral Clothing

Samantha Lee Howe

Former army mechanic Mel Greenway investigates the abduction of bride-to-be Lorelie Courtney at crumbling Avonby estate in post-war Britain. As police investigator Derrin Bradley struggles for answers, Mel uncovers abuse, buried secrets, and links to their military past. Captured herself, Mel must use courage and ingenuity to survive and prevail.

The Trial of Katterfelto

The Trial of Katterfelto

Michael Redhill

A true and faithful account of the trial and punishment of the esteemed Dr Gustavus Katterfelto, the greatest natural philosopher who ever lived.

Godstorm

Godstorm

Solitaire Townsend

GODSTORM ­– an epic fantasy that is Red Rising meets Circe with a feminist twist. In a petrol-fuelled Roman Empire which never fell, Arrow, a gladiatrix turned governess must rescue the child she has loved as her own, a girl who could tear down the world.

Maria La Divina

Maria La Divina

Jerome Charyn

A dazzling portrait of Maria Callas—La Divina—whose voice, passion, and defiance transformed opera and fame, but left her tragically alone in the end.

The Last Secret of Wickham Grange

The Last Secret of Wickham Grange

Zoe Manlow

An acutely observed and atmospheric novel about family, love and courage over the generations, and how women can come through terrible adversity to discover their true selves in the most unexpected ways, for readers of Kate Morton and Lucinda Riley.

The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

Emma Hinds

It is 1597 and Kit Skevy and Mariner Elgin have just robbed the wrong grave. Two unusual criminals get caught up in the dark and magical underworld of alchemy in the 16th century.

The Continental Affair

The Continental Affair

Christine Mangan

With gorgeous prose, European glamour, and an expansive wanderlust, Christine Mangan’s The Continental Affair is a fast-paced, Agatha Christie-esque caper packed full of romance and suspense.

Under the Tamarind Tree

Under the Tamarind Tree

Nigar Alam

A story of love tested to its limits by moral dilemmas, and the beauty and fragility of childhood friendships.

The Knowing

The Knowing

Emma Hinds

Beautiful, intoxicating and full of suspense, The Knowing is a story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution and how women survive and weaponize trauma.

Ravage & Son

Ravage & Son

Jerome Charyn

‘A master storyteller’s novel of corruption and antisemitism. Ravage & Son reflects the lost world of Manhattan’s Lower East Side in a dark mirror.’

Loyalty : A sweeping Sicilian saga of love, loyalty and betrayal

Loyalty : A sweeping Sicilian saga of love, loyalty and betrayal

Lisa Scottoline

When Baron Zito asks lemon-grower, Franco Fiorvante, to arrange the kidnapping of a little boy, Franco sets in motion the making of the world’s first Mafia family.

Eternal

Eternal

Lisa Scottoline

What war destroys, only love can heal.

Unfolding over decades, Eternal is a tale of loyalty and loss, family and food, love and war – all set in one of the world’s most beautiful cities at its darkest moment.