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More lessons and life from the Yorkshire Dales…

All Teachers Bright and Beautiful is the concluding volume in Andy Seed’s trilogy. As always, the book is peppered with the hilarious and heart-warming incidents that a life living and working with children inevitably contains. Andy Seed is sure to charm fans of Jack Sheffield and Gervase Phinn.

Andy Seed is beginning his fifth year teaching at Cragthwaite Primary in the Yorkshire Dales, and as always a new term is full of surprises.

These take the form of a beautiful, but not terribly bright, student on placement from the local teacher training college, and a particularly pushy and problematic parent with a fine line in complaining. It looks like Andy’s pupils are the least of his problems…

At home in Applesett, things aren’t all rosy either. Barbara is forced to take a job as a postie to help pay the mortgage, which means finding someone to look after Tom and Reuben. When two old friends move into the village it looks like the problem has been solved, but it soon transpires that rural life is not for everyone…

What readers are saying about All Teachers Bright and Beautiful:

‘A sequence of classroom tales told with considerable wit and charm that will raise a chuckle and perhaps even make you shed a tear‘

‘Delightful read. Humorous, warm and really interesting finding out about all the little personalities of the primary school children he teaches’

‘Another gem. The book flows nicely with alternating chapters about his school life and home life. A sweet book‘

When dreams become reality, life is turned upside down…

Aunt Dimity’s Death is the first novel in Nancy Atherton’s delightful crime series set in the Cotswolds. Perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton and Ann Granger.

‘Atherton smoothly blends history, village life, and the otherworldly’ – Publishers Weekly

When Lori Shepherd was little she used to listen to stories of her inimitable Aunt Dimity from far-off England. Now Lori is newly divorced, down on her luck, and has long since realized her Aunt Dimity was just a character from a comforting bedtime story.

Or was she? When Lori is summoned suddenly to a law firm, she learns Aunt Dimity was a very real person – a wealthy real person who has died and left a respectable bequest. Now Lori must visit her aunt’s English cottage and find a secret hidden among the letters sent between her mother and Dimity over four decades. As Aunt Dimity’s gentle spirit leads Lori on an otherworldly quest, she is about to discover a wealth of secrets that will open her eyes to the possibilities of life, and death…

What readers are saying about Aunt Dimity’s Death:

‘This is a book that I tuck by my bed to sooth myself to sleep‘

‘A frothy, fun little cosy with a pleasant rural backdrop’

‘Absolutely one of the best heart-warming mysteries! I have read this book a couple of times since my initial discovery and it cheers my spirit every time due to its warmth and charm‘

Something in the Blood – Book One in the Honey Driver Mysteries




Honey Driver runs a hotel in Bath. She also collects antique underwear. As her own boss, she’s in charge one day and washing dishes the next, resisting her mother’s match-making attempts and managing multiple responsibilities – mundane, safe, and unexciting.




Then one day things change. Honey lands the job of liaising with the police on behalf of Bath Hotels Association. No worries, she tells herself. Nothing will happen; then an American tourist goes missing and Honey is called in to help. Despite the on/off hostility of her police opposite number, D C I Steve Doherty, she sticks to the task. In the process Honey finds out that there’s more to work than washing dishes, and more to murder than malice aforethought. 




Murder in Steeple Martin – Book One in the Libby Sarjeant Murder Mysteries




Artist and ex-actress Libby Sarjeant is busy directing a play for the opening of a new theatre in her village when one of her cast is found murdered.




The play, written by her friend Peter, is based on real events in his family, which took place in the village during the last war. As the investigation into the murder begins to uncover a tangled web of relationships in the village, it seems that the events dramatised in the play still cast a long shadow…dark enough to inspire murder. 




Libby s natural nosiness soon leads her into the thick of the investigation, but is she too close to Peter’s family to be able to recognise the murderer?




Strangeways to Oldham – Book One in the Belchester Chronicles




Lady Amanda Golightly of Belchester Towers is a person in complete contrast to the stereotypical image of one of her breeding. She is short, portly, and embarrassingly forthright. If she wasn’t calling a spade a shovel, it was only because she was calling it ‘trumps’!




On a visit to a local nursing home where an old business partner of her father’s is residing, she unexpectedly discovers a long-lost friend, Hugo Cholmondley-Crichton-Crump – and stumbles upon murder as well.




Installing Hugo in the more civilised and comfortable surroundings of Belchester Towers, the pair turn to sleuthing after Lady Amanda reports her appalling discovery to the local police inspector and is incensed when he treats her as a silly old biddy with an over-active imagination. Her outrage prompts her to teach the impertinent young whipper-snapper a lesson, and she and Hugo (Zimmer frame in tow) embark upon their first investigation, only for murder to become a distressingly frequent occurrence …




A Death in the Family – Book One of the Euphemia Martin Mysteries




In December 1909 the Very Rev Joshia Martins expires in a dish of mutton and onions leaving his family on the brink of destitution.




Abandoned by her noble grandfather, Joshia’s daughter, the eighteen year old Euphemia, takes it on herself to provide for her mother and little brother by entering service. She’s young, fit, intelligent, a little naive and assumes the life of a maid won’t be too demanding. However, on her first day at the unhappy home of Lord Stapleford she discovers a dead body. 




Euphemia’s innate sense of justice has her prying where no servant should look and uncovering some Stapleford secrets…




Becklaw’s Murder Mystery Tour




Josephine Anderson, youngest of the immense Anderson clan, has an itch to travel and to put some distance between herself and Piney Woods, Louisiana, and she is determined to scratch it with a stint as a travelling actor for a murder mystery dinner show.  With Beatrice Becklaw in the pilot’s seat, the troupe of four amateur actors hit the circuit – and hit the end of the tour when a real dead body stops the show.  Jo’s fondness for Miss Bea is the impetus to find out just who ruined the tour, and the person she least suspects is the one she needs to watch.

Young Killian Melville is arguably the most brilliant architect of the age; passionate about his art, he is liked by everyone. So when he visits Sir Oliver Rathbone, in need of a lawyer to represent him over his alleged ‘breach of promise’ to marry the daughter of his patron, Rathbone agrees despite his misgvings.

The case is not an easy one. Zillah is beautiful and even-tempered, heiress to a fortune and a good friend. What more could any man want? And why would Melville risk losing the professional reputation he has worked all his life to build?

Frustrated by his client’s refusal to divulge any further information, and convined he is keeping something from him, Rathbone, his own professional integrity at stake, decides to ask his close friend Hester Latterly for an objective opinion about the case. She, meanwhile, has contacted William Monk to investigate a mysterious family matter from twenty years ago. Little do they realise that the three of them are about to tackle the most baffling and complex case with which they have ever been faced…

‘Delicious and utterly absorbing… This is a book to be relished and savoured. I can’t recommend it enough’ GILL THOMPSON, author of THE CHILD ON PLATFORM ONE

‘Historical fiction at its finest. Antoinette Chanel will capture your heart’ ANN WEISGARBER, author of THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF RACHEL DUPREE

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The unforgettable story of the sisters who changed fashion forever. For readers who fell in love with THE PARIS WIFE and THE AGE OF LIGHT.

Gabrielle and Antoinette know they’re destined for something better. Abandoned to a convent orphanage, they are raised for simple lives. But at night they dream of a glittering future, and the Chanel sisters are determined to prove themselves worthy.

Their journey propels Coco and Ninette out of poverty to performing in bohemian cafés and stylish music halls, and soon on to Paris and a small hat shop on the rue Cambon, where a boutique business takes hold and expands to the glamorous French resort towns.

But when war breaks out, everything changes, and the Chanel sisters must navigate great loves, devastating losses and fight harder than ever to make their mark on the world.

THE CHANEL SISTERS draws readers through all different walks of Parisian life in the early twentieth century to the extraordinary legacy that lives on today – the most iconic fashion house in haute couture.

Praise for THE CHANEL SISTERS:

‘I loved this story of two ambitious women who dare to envision brilliant futures for themselves and refuse to settle for anything less… A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the rags-to-riches rise of fashion’s most intriguing icon’ Elise Hooper, author of The Other Alcott and Fast Girls

‘Hits all the right notes: luxury settings, especially Paris, love and betrayal, and family bonds that both build and bind’ Karen Harper, New York Times bestselling author of The Queen’s Secret

In January 2024, Succession won four Golden Globes – including Best Drama – from a record 13 nominations, cementing the truth in stone: no other show since The Sopranos has come close to its influence, impact and intelligence. Fuelled by the uncertainty of the global pandemic and the ugly political aftermath of the 2016 and 2020 U.S. elections, Succession’s premise is simple but devastating: rip a despicable yet powerful family apart using jaw-droppingly innovative and original one-liners, led by a wealth of top TV talent.

The Little Guide to Succession is an essential and hilarious read for fans of the Roy family and the rest of the business class ensemble’s infamous and now-iconic wicked wit and quickfire quips. All the best quotes here, ready to be deployed at your command from this compact celebration of Succession.

“You can’t make a Tomlette without breaking some Gregs.”
Tom, to Greg (emailed to Greg 67 times in one evening), season two, episode nine, “DC”.

“You’re a clumsy interloper, no one trusts you and the only guy pulling for you is dead. Now you’re just married to the ex-boss’s daughter and she doesn’t even like you. You are fairly, squarely fucked.”
Karl, to Tom, when he “respectfully” threw his hat into the ring for interim CEO, season four, episode four, “Honeymoon States”.

“You look like a dildo dipped in beard trimmings.”
Roman, to designer-stubbled Stewy, season two, episode two, “Vaulter”.

3,021
The number of times the word “fuck” is said throughout the show’s four seasons. That’s an average of 76 “fucks” per episode, or one every 1.2 minutes.

Meet the Girls on Tour – Poppy, Lily, Maggie and Rachel. Four ordinary girls who have the most fun in faraway places. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll lose your heart. Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell, Debbie Johnson and Fiona Collins. ‘Hugely enjoyable’ Daily Mail on If I Could Turn Back Time

Paris. City of love, city of romance. The last place you want to go to on a work trip when you’re in the middle of an epic dry spell. But that’s where Poppy is headed, along with her colleague Charlie, who’s shallow and annoying but very, very good-looking. During a white-wine-fuelled session with her friend Alice, Poppy concocts the perfect plan: work by day, and have some no-strings fun with Charlie by night. Of course, it might prove a little more complicated than that, but it’s nothing Poppy can’t handle – or is it?

Expect the unexpected, the utterly hilarious and unforgettable, on this rollercoaster ride of love, laughs, surprises and sparks. You have a VIP pass to join each girl’s adventure, so pack your bags and buckle your seatbelts, because just about anything is possible…

A memoir of lessons and life in the Yorkshire Dales…

Warm, touching and very funny, All Teacher’s Great and Small transports you to a time that may be gone but has never been forgotten. Andy Seed’s memoir is sure to charm fans of Jack Sheffield and Gervase Phinn’s nostalgic style.

‘Heart-warming and hilarious’ – Daily Mail

Dear Mr Seed,
I am sorry that are Jack was not at school yesterday. He put on such a groth spurt in the night that nun of his clowthes fitted im next morning so I had to take him to the shops.
Mrs R.

Twenty-five years ago, newly qualified teacher Andy Seed moved to a remote village in the Yorkshire Dales with his wife Barbara, anticipating breath-taking views and the gentle simplicity of the countryside.

The picturesque scenery did not disappoint. But life as a primary school teacher was anything but simple. With a classroom full of colourful characters whose capacity for misunderstanding was exceeded only by their enthusiasm and their ability to leave him incredulous, Andy fell in love with teaching and with village life.

All Teachers Great and Small tells the true story of Andy’s first year at Cragthwaite Primary School – how he bravely negotiated the vagaries of the local dialect, made disastrous bids to provide a family home, naively and hilariously tried out new-fangled ideas in a school stuck in a 1950s time warp, and ultimately discovered a little part of England he was proud to call home.

What readers are saying about All Teachers Great and Small:

‘I howled with laughter on many occasions reading this book – it’s a treasure!‘

‘Andy Seed brings the Dales to life with his memorable stories about rural school life in the 1980s. I loved this book‘

‘This book spoke to me on so many levels. It really is a jolly good read, and written with love and enthusiasm‘

A Gothic manor house. A bundle of love letters. A tragic past.

Lori Shepherd and the otherworldly sleuth Aunt Dimity discover fresh mysteries in the Northumbrian moors in Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil, Nancy Atherton’s delightful mystery. Perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton and Midsomer Murders.

‘Every scene is superbly crafted to perfection. Even if you have not read all the books in this series, I have not, you can enjoy and immerse yourself in this cosy mystery’ – Open Book Society

When rare-book expert Lori Shepherd is invited to evaluate an old collection of volumes in grim, neo-gothic Wyrdhurst Hall, she jumps at the chance. But as she drives across the steep embankment of the Northumberland moors while the rain crashes down, she wonders what she has let herself in for.
A host of surprises await, including a handsome stranger who knows more about the Hall’s secrets than he’s letting on, and a cache of letters telling of a doomed love affair from the First World War. It will take all the skills of Lori’s otherworldly Aunt Dimity to solve the puzzle and restore peace to a family haunted by its own tragic past.

What readers are saying about Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil:

‘Light mystery but always keeps me guessing until the end’

‘The ultimate in cosy… a little romance, a little mystery and laughs too’

‘This series is light and airy, a real pleasure reading’

When the residents of Moose County, including the reclusive millionaire, Jim Qwilleran, board the old steam locomotive – the celebrated Engine No. 9 – on its inaugural journey, little do they know that this first trip will also be the last. By next morning, Qwill discovers that the affluent owner of Engine No. 9, Floyd Trevelyn, has disappeared, along with his glamorous secretary and millions of dollars belonging to Moose County investors.

While the search is on for the fugitive, Qwill stays in Pickax and probes another mystery – why has Koko developed a sudden interest in certain works of literature and started to steal black pens?

Sister Fidelma must investigate the murder of the High King himself and by doing so risk civil war, in Peter Tremayne’s brilliant eighteenth novel in the ever-popular series.

PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: ‘Tremayne’s super-sleuth is a vibrant creation’ Morgan Llywelyn, ‘A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing’ Publishers Weekly

When Sechnussach, High King of Ireland, is found dead in his bedchamber with his throat cut, all clues seem to suggest an all-too-obvious prime suspect. Dubh Duin, the chieftain of the clan Cinél Cairpre, was found with the murder weapon in his hand when the High King’s guards entered the royal chamber, before taking his own life. The Chief Brehon of Ireland asks Sister Fidelma to investigate and find out what possible motives could have driven Dubh Duin to assassinate the High King. Her investigations reveals an intricate web of conspiracy and deception that threatens to unbalance the five kingdoms and send them spiralling into a violent and bloody civil war and religious conflict…

What readers are saying about DANCING WITH DEMONS:

‘[Peter Tremayne] manages to weave such a great mystery with such complex little twists. I love all the Sister Fidelma mysteries’

‘Adventurous all the way. Five stars‘

‘The characters are original, the settings are imaginative and true-to-life and the intricate plots form enough threads to keep you guessing at every turn’

Cut off from civilisation, can Anna weather the coming storm?

Flashback is the eleventh riveting Anna Pigeon novel from acclaimed crime writer Nevada Barr. Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Paul Doiron.

‘What lifts the Anna Pigeon novels far above most other contemporary amateur sleuth mysteries is Barr’s exquisite writing – it swoops, it soars, sails then catches you unawares beneath the heart and takes your breath away’ – Cleveland Plain Dealer

Escaping a proposal of marriage from Sheriff Paul Davidson, Anna Pigeon takes a post as a temporary supervisory ranger on remote Garden Key in Dry Tortugas National Park, a grouping of tiny islands in a natural harbour seventy miles off Key West. This island paradise has secrets it would keep, not just in the present, but in shadows from its gritty past, when it served as a prison during the Civil War, and for the Lincoln assassination conspirators afterwards.

Here, on this last lick of the United States, in a giant crumbling fortress, Anna has little company besides the occasional sunburned tourist or unruly shrimper. When her sister, Molly, sends her a packet of letters from a great-great-aunt who lived at the fort with her husband, a career soldier, Anna’s fantasy is filled with visions of this long-ago time. But a mysterious boat explosion and the discovery of unidentifiable body parts keeps Anna anchored to the present, and she soon finds crimes of yesterday and today closing in on her. A tangled web that was woven before she arrived threatens her sanity and her life.

Cut off from the mainland by miles of water, poor phone service, and sketchy radio contact, Anna must find answers and weather a storm that rivals the hurricanes for which the islands are famous.

What readers are saying about Flashback:

‘You’ll be gripping the edge of your seat with tension whilst you read… I couldn’t keep my nose out of it till I’d read it in two days!’

‘I was captivated by the roller coaster storytelling‘

‘This [book] was fabulous… truly a page turner that I couldn’t put down‘

An encounter with a dying Frenchman changes a young woman’s life forever…

In the second instalment of the Kitty Rainbow trilogy by Wendy Robertson, Children of the Storm is a passionate saga of tragedy, love and madness during the First World War. Perfect for fans of Rita Bradshaw and Sheila Newberry.

The First World War. Pupil-teacher Mara Scorton’s world is one of ill-lit classrooms and the sight of unshod feet shining purplish in the cold winter light. And, though she is little more than a girl herself, Mara loves her job in the Hartlepool dockland school, despite the imperious ways of her headmaster Mr Clonmel. But her world falls apart when a German warship demolishes the school and Mr Clonmel is killed.

Mara is handed a mysterious package by a dying Frenchman addressed to his children in her home town of Priorton. Mara returns home, accompanied by her annoying but seemingly harmless landlady, to her warm unorthodox family. And to the house of Jean-Paul and his deranged, damaged sister Helene – two French refugees who will have long-lasting effect on the stormy years to come…

What readers are saying about Children of the Storm:

‘Wendy Robertson tells an absorbing story with strong women battling against the odds’

‘The setting moves from the northeast of England to the trenches in France and the makeshift hospitals in Russia, and all are vividly depicted‘

‘Five stars‘

Pitt’s pursuit of the truth makes him some powerful enemies…

After sending a man to the gallows for the murder of a Whitechapel prostitute two years after the ghastly crimes of Jack the Ripper, Superintendent Thomas Pitt is suddenly confronted with another chillingly similar killing that raises speculation that the wrong man has been convicted… or that the Ripper has returned. The thrilling sixteeth novel in Anne Perry’s Thomas Pitt mystery series would be the perfect read for fans of C. J. Sansom and Sherlock Holmes.

‘Stands as one of her most intricately constructed plots… Perry packs a triple wallop into the final pages, one climax following another’ – Chicago Sun-Times

Inspector Thomas Pitt knows the murder of a prostitute in a bedroom on decrepit Pentecost Alley would normally cause little comment, but under Ada McKinley’s body is a Hellfire Club badge inscribed with the name ‘Finlay Fitzjames’. Finlay’s father – immensely wealthy, powerful, and dangerous – denies the possibility that his son has been in Ada’s bed. The implication is clear: Pitt must arrest someone else. But Thomas Pitt will not be intimidated, and with the help of his quick-witted wife, Charlotte, he stubbornly pursues his investigation, determined to expose the truth.

What readers are saying about Pentecost Alley:

‘[Anne Perry’s] books are always gripping and beautifully written‘

‘Anne Perry writes with amazing clarity of London – a joy to pick up each book‘

‘Five stars‘

San Francisco is a city on the brink of panic…

John Lescroart skilfully and subtly weaves together a story of a privileged youth on trial for murder, and an entire city on the brink of panic, taking this popular series to new heights of stylish suspense. Perfect for fans of Lee Child and John Sandford.

‘Lescroart plays out clues with the patience and cunning of a master fly fisherman’ – Orlando Sentinel

To the outside world, it looks like Dismas Hardy is finally on top. A managing partner at his thriving law firm but beneath the surface bravado, Hardy has lost his faith in the law. Now he has a high-profile and challenging case: a seventeen-year-old arrested for the double slaying of his girlfriend and his English teacher. As the case moves swiftly to trial, Hardy can’t even turn to his old friend Abe Glitsky for help. San Francisco has been seized by a wave of violence and an embattled Glitsky must somehow stop the criminal upsurge while being hounded by a hostile media. With the city on the verge of panic, Hardy’s search for the truth takes him down a perilous path. With very little belief in his young client’s innocence, and even less in the legal system, Hardy has to conquer his own demons if he is to clear his client… and save himself.

What readers are saying about The Second Chair:

‘Once again, Lescroart proves he is the master of this genre‘

‘The Second Chair is second to none‘

‘John Lescroart weaves a tangled web of suspense back and forth with thick intensity‘

Sister Fidelma returns in another gripping Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of THE SUBTLE SERPENT, SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN and many more.

PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: ‘Definitely an Ellis Peters competitor’ Evening Standard, ‘This is masterly storytelling from an author who breathes fascinating life into the worth he is writing about’ Belfast Telegraph

Ireland, AD 670. When the body of a murdered young noble is discovered not far from Cashel, the King calls upon Sister Fildema and her companion Eadulf to investigate. The only clue to the noble’s identity is an emblem originating from the nearby kingdom of Laign. Could the murder be somehow related to the violence erupting in the west of the kingdom?

The turmoil is led by a fanatical figure claiming to have been summoned by ‘the seventh angel’ to remove the ‘impure of faith’ from the land, and Fidelma and Eadulf soon find themselves struggling with a tangled skein of murder and intrigue. What is the mystery that connects the dead noble, a murdered alcoholic priest, and a menacing abbot who has built his abbey into a military fortress?

When Sister Fidelma herself becomes the victim of abduction, it is up to Eadulf to find and save her from imminent death, so that the mystery can be solved…

What readers are saying about THE SEVENTH TRUMPET:

‘Deserves seven stars. Authentic, well written and expertly plotted‘

‘This story dishes up betrayal and love in equal volumes. The series just gets better and better‘

‘Amazing mixture of crime thriller and fascinating history of Ancient Ireland. Beautifully written‘

He was hoping for a little peace, but is propelled back into all the things he was trying to escape…

John Lescroart introduces Dismas Hardy for the first time in Dead Irish, the gripping crime thriller. Perfect for fans of John Grisham and Scott Turow.

‘With John Lescroart’s polished writing, Dead Irish becomes more than a mystery novel with a bartender as detective. With razor precision, characters stand out, flawed and human… Chilling in its intensity, this is an ingenious tale of many different kinds of people’ – Pasadena Star-News

An ex-policeman, ex-husband and ex-lawyer, Dismas Hardy is now a barman wondering what to do with the rest of his life. Then he hears that one of his friends, Eddie Cochran, has just lost his. It seems that Eddie killed himself but, recently married to Frannie McGuire, the sister of Dismas’ boss Moses, Eddie had a lot to live for. Reluctantly, Dismas agrees to use his long-neglected skills to investigate the death, if only to rescue Frannie from the agony of believing her husband killed himself. At first it appears Eddie was silenced when he stumbled on a drug deal. But Dismas gets to know Eddie’s family and starts to uncover a reservoir of anger rotting the fabric that binds the generations. And then another member of the Cochran clan goes missing…

What readers are saying about Dead Irish:

‘Nail-biting‘

‘[This] book is a joy to read‘

‘Intricate and fraught with complications, nuanced characters, and believable relationships’

Seize the day in the name of art. This creative call to arms from the mind of Neil Gaiman combines his extraordinary words with deft and striking illustrations by Chris Riddell.

‘Like a bedtime story for the rest of your life, this is a book to live by. At its core, it’s about freeing ideas, shedding fear of failure, and learning that “things can be different” ‘ INSTITUTE OF IMAGINATION

Be bold. Be rebellious. Choose art. It matters.

Neil Gaiman once said that ‘the world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before’. This little book is the embodiment of that vision. Drawn together from speeches, poems and creative manifestos, Art Matters explores how reading, imagining and creating can change the world, and will be inspirational to young and old.

THIS PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES BEAUTIFUL NEW ILLUSTRATIONS OF ‘GOING WODWO’.

What readers are saying about ART MATTERS

‘A rallying cry for all artists and creators’

‘Just the injection of positive thinking I needed’

‘What a gorgeous, sweet and very, very wise little book’

‘You don’t know it yet, but it’s likely you need this book‘

‘I feel artistically charged up for the first time in ages’

A fresh case rakes up the past, with shocking revelations…

With resentment at every turn, Inspector Pitt tries to untangle one of his most convoluted cases to date in Anne Perry’s gripping mystery, Farriers’ Lane. Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Harriet Smart.

‘With a steady hand at dissecting character and motivation, a keen grasp of social history and a flair for description of Victorian London, Perry guarantees a good read to those who like their murder in a believable historical and psychological context’ – Publishers Weekly

The distinguished Justice Stafford’s shocking death from opium poisoning resurrects one of the most sensational cases ever to inflame England: the murder five years before of Kingsley Blaine, whose body was found crucified in Farriers’ Lane. Amid the public hysteria for revenge, the police had arrested a Jewish actor who was soon condemned to hang. Police Inspector Thomas Pitt, investigating Stafford’s death, is drawn into the Farriers’ Lane murder as well, for it appears that Stafford may have been about to reopen the case. Pitt receives curiously little help from his colleagues on the force, but his wife, Charlotte, gleans from her social engagements startling insights into both cases. And slowly both Thomas and Charlotte begin to reach for the same sinister and deeply dangerous truth.

What readers are saying about Farriers’ Lane:

‘Lovers of a good ‘whodunit’ will not be disappointed with the twists and turns of the plot, neither will readers who like to bond with their literary heroes as Thomas and Charlotte Pitt are a very likeable duo who complement each other perfectly’

‘The atmosphere of turn of the century London is so absorbing and tangible that you can almost feel yourself shrouded in a cold blanket of East End fog and hear the Hansom carriages clatter along the streets’

‘Every book is enthralling‘

With so many enemies, how will Nicholas Segalla unravel the web of mysteries?

Nicholas Segalla visits Tudor England once again in Paul Doherty’s gripping mystery, In the Time of the Poisoned Queen. Perfect for fans of Susanna Gregory and C. J. Sansom.

1558 was a year of sinister and bloody conspiracy in England. Deserted by her husband, Philip of Spain, Queen Mary faces an ever-tightening circle of conspiracy and deceit. Rumours and whispers abound that she, like her first minister Reginald Cardinal Pole, is being slowly murdered by a subtle poison. There are many who would benefit from Mary’s death: Catherine de’ Medici, Queen of France and ‘Mistress of the Poisons’; beautiful Mary, Queen of Scots, heiress presumptive to the throne in the eyes of English Catholics; Pope Paul IV surveys the silken threads of treachery from his perch in Rome; and the Queen’s own half-sister, Elizabeth, who takes council from her ‘little wizard’ William Cecil. Who is behind the letters signed by the ‘Four Evangelists’? What is the secret concealed in the phrase ‘Mark 15.34’? What does a verse from the Gospels predict about the future succession of England? Nicholas Segalla, a mysterious scholar and diplomat, must thread his way through this web of Byzantine intrigue.

What readers are saying about Paul Doherty:
‘A cracker, full of twists and turns, with an overarching mystery of who exactly is Segalla’
‘Paul Doherty’s books are a joy to read‘
‘The sounds and smells of the period seem to waft from the pages of [Paul Doherty’s] books’

‘Diverting… pleasurable… entertaining’ New York Times

‘Relevant and fresh… [Good Omens] still has a lot to say about the world’ Empire

‘Even if you’re very familiar with the original novel, this is a different experience… so damned charming and quirky that it feels like a must’ Starburst

Neil Gaiman’s glorious reinvention of the iconic bestseller Good Omens, adapted from the internationally beloved novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, launched on Amazon Prime Video this year to great acclaim. Soon to be shown on the BBC, the series is written and show-run by Neil himself and stars David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm and Miranda Richardson, to name but a few.

Before he died, Terry Pratchett asked Neil Gaiman to make a television series of the internationally beloved novel they wrote together about the end of the world.

What followed was almost… ineffable. Over six glorious episodes, Neil brought an angel, Aziraphale, and a demon, Crowley, (the only things standing between us and the inevitable Armageddon) to life in some of the most extraordinary television ever made.

Here you will find the scripts that Neil wrote, containing much that is new and revelatory and even several scenes throughout that never made the final cut. For the very first time, this edition collects all the missing bits – from a certain Other Four Horsemen to a little demonic shopping trip – and reveals the secrets of the show, which, by its very nature, is known to ask for the impossible.

Step backstage and see the magic for yourself.

**This edition of The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book contains an introduction by Neil Gaiman about bringing Good Omens to the screen and all cut scenes**

A treasury of inspiration for every January baby…


Find out why you might give your January baby a name to do with wolves, what is meant by a gift of snowdrops wrapped in moss, and who your baby shares their birthday with – could it be Richard II, A. A. Milne, or Mozart?

Much-loved author Noel Streatfeild originally launched this series of month-by-month baby books in 1959. Recently rediscovered in her publisher’s archives, each little book arrives complete with gorgeous illustrations, and includes:

– suggested names and games for babies born in each month
– characteristics of your baby according to their zodiac sign
– famous babies who share your baby’s birthday
– quotations and rhymes to fit every aspect of babyhood
… and much more.

With a warm, lively and charming introduction by Noel Streatfeild to every volume, each adorable book in this series is a pleasure to read, and an object to treasure.

A treasury of inspiration for every November baby…

Find out why you might give your November baby a name to do with champions, what is meant by a gift of a bunch of laurel, and who your baby shares their birthday with – could it be Monet, William Blake or Winston Churchill?

Much-loved author Noel Streatfeild originally launched this series of month-by-month baby books in 1959. Recently rediscovered in her publisher’s archives, each little book arrives complete with gorgeous illustrations, and includes:

– suggested names and games for babies born in each month
– characteristics of your baby according to their zodiac sign
– famous babies who share your baby’s birthday
– quotations and rhymes to fit every aspect of babyhood
… and much more.



With a warm, lively and charming introduction by Noel Streatfeild to every volume, each adorable book in this series is a pleasure to read, and an object to treasure.

Strange goings-on in a manor house require the services of Lori and her ghostly sidekick…

Lori and Aunt Dimity investigate a case of false identity in Nancy Atherton’s cosy mystery Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree. Perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton and Rebecca Tope.

‘Cosy and charming as a cup of Earl Grey, Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree is a novel to be savored’ – Bookpage.com

In the quiet Cotswold village of Finch, Lori Shepherd is in for a surprise. Her wealthy American father-in-law, William Willis, Sr., has purchased a splendid ten-acre estate to renovate. William Sr. is expecting gentle, small-town existence, but with countless women vying for his attention, shifty servants, and the discovery of a mysterious painting, he soon realises life in Finch is anything but.

When Lori and William become embroiled in a case of deception and false identity, things become even more complicated. It’s nothing Lori can’t handle – until moving furniture, strange sounds, and the theft of the painting prompt her to call on her Aunt Dimity’s otherworldly help. Can she succeed in uncovering the estate’s shadowy past?

What readers are saying about Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree:

‘Warm hearted, fun [and] quirky little mysteries’

‘Fun, different… and very entertaining‘

‘Five stars‘