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Death Scene
Jane A. Adams
1928. Cissie Rowe had died many times on screen but this time it's for real. DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens investigate. Shoreham is home to a film studio and thriving theatrical community, but who wanted Cissie dead? The two London detectives discover that no one is what they seem as the make-believe continues both on and offstage.
Kith and Kin
Jane A. Adams
1928. When two bodies are found washed up in the Kentish marshes, DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens recognize one of them as being a known associate of one of the East End's most notorious gangsters. But what were the victims doing in this remote and desolate spot? Is it a set-up? A revenge attack? Or something even more sinister?
The King's Spies
Simon Beaufort
A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery.
March 1102, Robert de Belleme, the Black Earl of Shrewsbury, is summoned to appear before King Henry, to answer for siding with the Duke of Normandy against the King. Meanwhile, Sir Geoffrey and Sir Roger witness a man murdered - the illegitimate nephew of Robert de Belleme. Solving his murder is only the first step in uncovering the plot against the King . . .
Deadly Inheritance
Simon Beaufort
Murder, intrigue and marriage in the Welsh Marches of old.
When Sir Geoffrey's unpopular brother, Henry, is murdered, he unwillingly inherits Goodrich Castle in the Welsh Marches. Immediately, his sister pushes him towards a marriage that will provide an heir and stability for the family. But when Geoffrey survives attempts on his own life, he wonders whether they are linked to Henry's death, to his potential brides, or even to the rumoured murder of the Duchess of Normandy, as a Welsh revolt against the English looms . . .
The Bloodstained Throne
Simon Beaufort
A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery.
When the former crusader knight Geoffrey Mappestone and his friend Roger of Durham try to slip out of England to the Holy Land, a ferocious storm destroys the ship they are on and casts them ashore. The two knights are unwillingly thrust into the company of other shipwrecked passengers, and while attempting to evade the unwelcome attention of the more dangerous members of the group, they become unwillingly drawn into a plot to overthrow the king and return England to Saxon rule . . .
A Dead Man's Secret
Simon Beaufort
A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery.
When the former crusader knight Geoffrey Mappestone is ordered by King Henry to deliver a series of mysterious letters to the restless western reaches of Wales, he agrees only reluctantly. His conviction that the simple mission hides something more sinister is strengthened when the letters' scribe is murdered before the journey begins. Then one of Geoffrey's travelling companions is killed, and he knows he must uncover the secret behind the letters before more victims are claimed...
A Head for Poisoning
Simon Beaufort
The second book in the critically acclaimed medieval mystery series featuring Sir Geoffrey Mappestone.
1101: Sir Geoffrey Mappestone is travelling home in the company of a knight carrying an urgent message for the king. When the knight is killed during an ambush, Geoffrey feels obliged to deliver the message himself: but quickly regrets his decision when the king orders him to spy on his own family in order to ferret out a dangerous traitor...
The Bishop's Brood
Simon Beaufort
A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery Southampton 1070
Sir Geoffrey Mappestone and his loyal friend Roger seek passage on one of the many ships due to sail to Normandy and then on to the Holy Land, it soon becomes evident that someone is trying to keep Geoffrey and Roger from boarding one of the ships. Then Ranulf Flambard - the Bishop of Durham and Roger's father - arrives in Southampton with an errand for his son to perform. Much against Geoffrey's better judgement, the pair set off for the northern town of Durham.
As yet more arrows fly Geoffrey's way, it is down to him to discover the connection between the two towns, Bishop Flambard and a handful of red-stained arrows.
The Coiners' Quarrel
Simon Beaufort
Westminster, 1102.
Once again about to depart for the Holy Land, Sir Geoffrey is furious to be summoned back by the King, trusting neither his methods of persuasion nor his motives. When he arrives at Court he finds two argumentative groups of Saxon moneyers, one accusing the other of devaluing the King's currency. There may be more to it than mere greed, however, and, unappealing though the prospect is, Geoffrey has no choice but to accept the King's commission to investigate whether this is part of a treasonous plot - especially as it is his only hope of saving his sister from the consequences of her own involvement.
Mind of A Killer
Simon Beaufort
Newspaper reporter Alec Londale discovers that a series of seemingly random murders may be connected in this absorbing historical mystery.
1882. Following up a story about a fatal house fire, newspaper reporter Alec Londale discovers that the victim's death was no accident. But why would someone murder a humble shop assistant and steal part of his brain? Alec is about to uncover evidence of a shocking conspiracy that reaches the highest echelons of Victorian society.
