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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles by Malvina G. Vogel, Arthur Conan Doyle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFor generations, readers have enjoyed classic literature. They have delighted in the romance of Jane Austen, thrilled at the adventures of Jules Verne, and pondered the lessons of Aesop. Introduce young readers to these familiar volumes with Great Illustrated Classics. In this series, literary masterworks have been adapted for young scholars...Categorized as:
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![The Diamond Chariot by Boris Akunin]()
The Diamond Chariot by Boris Akunin
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe first of the interlinked plotlines is set in Russia during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Fandorin is charged with protecting the Trans-Siberian Railway from Japanese sabotage in a pacy adventure filled with double agents and ticking bombs. Then we travel back to the Japan of the late 1870s...Categorized as:
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Ohnivé znamenie by Juraj Červenák
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTretí prípad kapitána Steina a notára Barbariča. Nález ľudských ostatkov v podunajských lesoch privedie Barbariča na stopu bezohľadných lupičov a priekupníkov s otrokmi. Notár si musí zavolať na pomoc Steina a Jaroša. Spolu putujú do Prešporka, ktorý sa po páde Budína stal hlavným mestom Uhorska. Zdanlivo jednoduchý prípad sa rýchlo skomplikuje...Categorized as:
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![The Dance in the Dark by Sophie Cleverly]()
The Dance in the Dark by Sophie Cleverly
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSomething is brewing in the halls of Rookwood School... For twin sisters Scarlet and Ivy, boarding school has been a horrid mix of murderous headmasters, painful punishments, and vicious classmates. But it's a new year, and things are looking up. The kindly Mrs. Knight is in charge, their classmates have been civil, and the weather is even brightening up...Categorized as:
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![The Whispers in the Walls by Sophie Cleverly]()
The Whispers in the Walls by Sophie Cleverly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the walls begin to speak, it is unwise to ignore what they have to say...At the bidding of their cold-hearted stepmother, twin sisters Scarlet and Ivy are sentenced to board for a year at Rookwood School. The headmaster is cruel, the hallways are drafty, and there seems to be a thief afoot... -
![Mission Hindenburg by C. Alexander London]()
Mission Hindenburg by C. Alexander London
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNever turn your back on the Cahills . . . The most powerful family history has ever known returns with a vengeance in The 39 Clues: Doublecross!The Cahills are the world's most powerful family, but their strength is being tested. A sinister man calling himself The Outcast has targeted the family and set them an impossible test...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Short Stories Of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle]()
The Complete Short Stories Of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories. This edition includes the five Sherlock Holmes Collections, bringing together the 56 short stories: The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes, The Return Of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow and The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes. This book is a must have for any Sherlock Holmes lover...Categorized as:
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![Brothers in Blood by Simon Scarrow]()
Brothers in Blood by Simon Scarrow
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Sunday Times bestselling author of THE GLADIATOR and CENTURION returns with another unputdownable, thrilling and action-packed novel of the Roman army in Britannia. The Roman Empire's conquest of Britannia is under threat from within... -
![Mission Titanic by Jude Watson]()
Mission Titanic by Jude Watson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Outcast was banished from the Cahill family, never mentioned again. For years, he’s been lurking, watching, recruiting, waiting for the chance for revenge. And now he strikes, with a diabolical plan. The Outcast recreates four of history’s most infamous disasters, and gives the Cahill kids just days to stop them...Categorized as:
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![An Urchin of Means by April White]()
An Urchin of Means by April White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRingo Devereux knows far too much for a man of his times. There’s no simple explanation for it that doesn’t involve improbable conversations about the future, and Ringo’s advanced understanding of three-phase generators and the secret histories of his city are not things he can discuss with the Victorian Londoners around him...Categorized as:
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![Death in Londinium by John Drake]()
Death in Londinium by John Drake
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLondinium, 1st century A.D.Must every slave die? Fabius Gentilius Scorteus is a Britannic Celt, the richest man in Londinium. But he desperately wants to become a Roman citizen.He calls upon his Greek slave Ikaros of Apollonius. Ikaros was once a soldier, nobleman and engineer, but, after his country was invaded by the Romans, he was forced into a life of servitude...Categorized as:
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![The Raven's Revenge by Kevin Sands]()
The Raven's Revenge by Kevin Sands
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChristopher finally uncovers the Raven’s identity in this sixth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.The stakes are higher than ever when the Raven sets Christopher up for a horrible crime, leading him to be locked away in London’s most notorious prison...Categorized as:
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![Blood of a Gladiator by Ashley Gardner]()
Blood of a Gladiator by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLeonidas, champion gladiator of Rome, is set free from the games by a mysterious benefactor who grants him freedom, a place to live, and a servant—Cassia, a scribe—to look after him.But the benefactor is only so generous—Leonidas must pay his own way and Cassia’s, which means hiring himself out. The sharp-witted Cassia quickly lands him a post as a bodyguard, escorting a retired senator to Ostia...Categorized as:
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![Scarecrow / Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly]()
Scarecrow / Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSCARECROWAs 'Scarecrow' Schofield watches his mission to eliminate a Siberian turn into a bloodbath, he realizes he has been tricked—and now becomes the prey rather than the predator. For a shadowy consortium of staggering power and wealth has included his name on a list of fifteen targets to be eliminated without fail by noon that day... -
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![The Coronation by Boris Akunin]()
The Coronation by Boris Akunin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGrand Duke Georgii Alexandrovich arrives in Moscow for the coronation, with three of his children. During an afternoon stroll, daughter Xenia is dragged away by bandits, only to be rescued by an elegant gentleman and his oriental sidekick. The passing heroes introduce themselves as Fandorin and Masa, but panic ensues when they realise that four-year old Mikhail has been snatched in the confusion...Categorized as:
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![The Saboteurs by Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul]()
The Saboteurs by Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIsaac Bell returns for another thrilling mission in a new book from the Grand Master of Adventure, Clive CusslerDetective Isaac Bell's wife has said that he is always in the wrong place at the right time. This is certainly the case when Bell thwarts the attempted assassination of a United States Senator shortly after meeting the man...Categorized as:
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![Addison Cooke and the Tomb of the Khan by Jonathan W. Stokes]()
Addison Cooke and the Tomb of the Khan by Jonathan W. Stokes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Goonies meets Indiana Jones in Addison's second laugh-out-loud adventure! A journey through Asia in pursuit of the legendary tomb of Genghis Khan.Fresh off of a victorious treasure hunt and rescue mission in South America, Addison Cooke just can't seem to steer clear of rogue bandits, pesky booby traps, and secret treasure troves. But it sure beats sitting around in school all day...Categorized as:
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![Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery by Scott Peters]()
Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery by Scott Peters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDo You Love Mysteries? "Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery" Will Keep You Up All Night, Guessing Until The Last Page Zet and Kat are back. When the Nile town of Thebes is threatened by a scarab-amulet eating ghost, Zet is determined to uncover the truth. Is the ghost real? Meanwhile Zet's best friend, a jeweler's apprentice, is in trouble... -
![The Centurions by Damion Hunter, Amanda Cockrell]()
The Centurions by Damion Hunter, Amanda Cockrell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAgainst the mighty splendour of the glorious Roman Empire, unfolds the magnificent new saga, perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden Correus and Flavius. Half-brothers, sons of a brilliant general. One, son of a slave woman, is a born warrior destined to excel. The other, nobleman by birth, must struggle relentlessly to succeed...Categorized as:
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![Death by the Book by Beth Byers]()
Death by the Book by Beth Byers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInspired by classic fiction and Miss Buncle's Book. Death by the Book questions what happens when you throw a murder into idyllic small town England.July 1936When Georgette Dorothy Marsh’s dividends fall along with the banks, she decides to write a book. Her only hope is to bring her account out of overdraft and possibly buy some hens...Categorized as:
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![Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and the Mysterious Island by Jules Verne]()
Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and the Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHere in one binding are both of Jules Verne's Captain Nemo novels. In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea we meet the enigmatic Captain Nemo and The Nautilus. Even after many adventures and much derring-do Nemo's secrets remain his own, and at the end of the novel we are left with many mysteries concering this mysterious and tragic man. In The Mysterious Island we once again encounter Captain Nemo...Categorized as:
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![Нефритовые четки by Boris Akunin]()
Нефритовые четки by Boris Akunin
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRussian Book. Publisher: Zakharov, M. Pages: 704. Year: 2013. Cover: Hardcover...Categorized as:
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![The Devil in Music by Kate Ross]()
The Devil in Music by Kate Ross
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt a mist-shrouded villa on Lake Como, an Italian nobleman is grooming a young English tenor for a career on the glittering operatic stage. Before their sojourn is over, one will die by violence and the other will disappear. Enter Julian Kestrel, Regency dandy and amateur sleuth...Categorized as:
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![The Providence Rider by Robert McCammon]()
The Providence Rider by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"The Providence Rider is the fourth installment in the extraordinary series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver. The narrative begins in the winter of 1703, with Matthew still haunted by his lethal encounter with notorious mass murderer Tyranthus Slaughter...Categorized as:
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![The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis]()
The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake. A page-turning time travel adventure for ages 8-11. UK bestseller now enjoyed by thousands of young readers. When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbour's dog... -
![The Eagle's Conquest by Simon Scarrow]()
The Eagle's Conquest by Simon Scarrow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSimon Scarrow's brilliant adventure novels about the Roman army appear with stunning new covers.When Centurion Macro arrives on British soil as one of Emperor Claudius's invasion force in 43 AD, he is facing one of the toughest campaigns of his battle-scarred career...Categorized as:
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Centurion by Simon Scarrow
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME!CENTURION, a no. 1 bestseller, is the unputdownable eighth novel in Simon Scarrow's Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. 'A new book in Simon Scarrow's series about the Roman army is always a joy' The TimesAD 46. Roman army officers Cato and Macro have survived many dangerous missions together...Categorized as:
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![Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy by Scott Peters]()
Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy by Scott Peters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLOOKING FOR HALLOWE'EN BOOKS FOR KIDS? "Action-packed" - Middle Grade Fiction Finder Shhhh... Something spooky is happening in ancient Egypt! Can these four friends unwind the riddle of the moaning mummy? When Zet comes face-to-face with a mummy, his eyes practically pop out of his head... -
![Carling by L.C. Conn]()
Carling by L.C. Conn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe spirit of Carling is reborn and she finds herself in the heart of enemy territory. Stolen as a child to be a slave in a Roman Fort, she is taken under the protection and wing of the Commander's wife. When her abilities come in late she is sent away from the only life she knows and must learn quickly to master them and who to trust...Categorized as:
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![Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll by Scott Peters]()
Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll by Scott Peters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou, who have dug deep and sifted hard for a story to read, have unearthed an ancient treasure: a mystery from the dusty ages, when a boy could be a hero and fight for the good of all . . . ZET TRIES TO TRACK DOWN A MISSING SCROLL IN HIS FIRST EXCITING ADVENTURE. 12-year-old Zet and his sister Kat are in charge of the family pottery stall now that their father is off fighting the Hyksos...Categorized as:
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![Desperate Undertaking by Lindsey Davis]()
Desperate Undertaking by Lindsey Davis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Lindsey Davis's next book in the beloved Flavia Albia Series, Desperate Undertaking, a mad killer (or killers!) is strewing bodies around in the most gruesome of manners and, true to form, it is up to Flavia Albia to determine what is really going on and stop this bacchanal of death.In the first century, under Domitian's reign, strange and brutal goings on are nothing new in Rome... -
![The King of Shadows by Robert McCammon]()
The King of Shadows by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s January of 1704, and Matthew Corbett continues his mission to Italy, accompanied by Hudson Greathouse and former enemy Professor Fell. They seek Brazio Valeriani and information about the mirror created by his father, the sorcerer Ciro. Legend claims the mirror can be used to summon demons from beyond...Categorized as:
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![The Queen of Thieves by Johan Rundberg]()
The Queen of Thieves by Johan Rundberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMika will do what it takes to uncover a string of thefts in the city―and keep her fellow orphans safe. After a merciless winter, spring has sprung in 1880 Stockholm, and the city awaits the arrival of the SS Vega , the first ship to have sailed the Northeast Passage...Categorized as:
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Invasion by Clifford Riley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDan Cahill loves hanging out with his new friend, Atticus Rosenbloom, a child prodigy whose genius IQ doesn't stop him from playing video games or practicing ninja moves. It's a relief to get to pretend to be a normal kid for once, and not worry about finding Clues or looking out for Vespers...Categorized as:
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![China Blues by Ki Longfellow]()
China Blues by Ki Longfellow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Roaring Twenties, Chinatown, San Francisco: back-street blues and bathtub gin… hardball mobsters and hardheaded cops… seductive speakeasies and sizzling scandals. As the young Louis Armstrong blows his horn in the infamous Blue Canary, impetuous Nob Hill Socialite Elizabeth Stafford Hamilton plunges into a reckless affair with mysterious Li Kwan Won...Categorized as:
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![Tabula Rasa by Ruth Downie]()
Tabula Rasa by Ruth Downie
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe medicus Ruso and his wife Tilla are back in the borderlands of Britannia, this time helping to tend the builders of Hadrian's Great Wall. Having been forced to move off their land, the Britons are distinctly on edge and are still smarting from the failure of a recent rebellion that claimed many lives. Then Ruso's recently arrived clerk, Candidus, goes missing... -
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Crushed by Clifford Riley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIan Kabra has an embarrassing secret. It's not that he once accidentally ate at Burger King. It's not that he still has his childhood teddy bear, Mr Buttons. It's that he can't stop thinking about a certain grubby American orphan...Categorized as:
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![The Headless Horseman by Thomas Mayne Reid]()
The Headless Horseman by Thomas Mayne Reid
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTexas in the 19th century. The War with Mexico is still a recent memory, marauding Comanches are a daily threat for new settlers of the Lone Star State. Louise Poindexter, a beautiful newcomer, is courted by two men - the arrogant and vindictive Cassius Calhoun and the dashing but poor mustanger Maurice Gerald...Categorized as:
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![The Year of the Cobra by Paul Doherty]()
The Year of the Cobra by Paul Doherty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe young Pharoah Tutankhamun is unwell, but there is no heir apparent. Egypt's enemies, the Hittites, are advancing through Canaan, and Ay - First Minister of Akenhaten, father of Nefertiti, brother of Queen Tiye - still plots, like the spider he is. The web is woven, the traps set..Categorized as:
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![An Evil Spirit Out of the West by Paul Doherty]()
An Evil Spirit Out of the West by Paul Doherty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKnown as the Veiled One, the ugly and deformed Akenhaten is a shadowy figure. As a child he is overlooked and despised by his own father. As an adult he is thrust into the political limelight when his elder brother dies. Mahu, ambitious and ruthless, watches the young prince carve his own path to power...Categorized as:
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![The Eye of Ra by Ben Gartner]()
The Eye of Ra by Ben Gartner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExploring a mysterious cave in the mountains behind their house, John and his sister Sarah are shocked to discover they’ve time traveled to ancient Egypt! Now they must work together to find a way back home from an ancient civilization of golden desert sand and a towering new pyramid, without parents to save them... -
![Night Break by Andy Lane]()
Night Break by Andy Lane
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSherlock's mother has died, his father has disappeared in India and his sister is acting strangely. The Holmes family seems to be falling apart, and not even brother Mycroft can keep it together. But while Sherlock is worrying about all of this, a man living nearby vanishes in his own house while Sherlock and Mycroft are visiting...Categorized as:
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![Death Magic by C.S. Quinn]()
Death Magic by C.S. Quinn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'Quinn is a brilliant new talent!’ —Peter JamesFrom author of the bestselling Thief Taker seriesLondon 1663. A murdered girl. An attic full of charms …Charlie Tuesday has a new case. A maid-servant has been brutally murdered, leaving an array of strange protectorates in her attic room. Stolen from her body was a silver thimble which no-one can explain how she came to have...Categorized as:
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![The Boy Next Door by Enid Blyton]()
The Boy Next Door by Enid Blyton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmazon store this book for us, then pick, pack and deliver as well as provide 1st Class customer service. Books Found Fast via Amazon. -
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![Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce]()
Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat is Amateur Detective Myrtle Hardcastle to do when her beloved governess inherits an estate on a Scottish island? Why, find a haunted brooch, break an ancient curse, and catch a murderer, of course!When her governess inherits an estate on a Scottish island, amateur detective Myrtle Hardcastle couldn't be more excited. Unfortunately, the ancestral castle is both run-down and haunted...Categorized as:
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![The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle]()
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the bizarre job posting in 'The Red-Headed League' to the chilling words uttered by a dying woman in 'The Adventures of the Speckled Band', Sherlock Holmes encounters some of the most twisted cases of his career in this collection of 12 stories...Categorized as:
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![The Return by Harry Sidebottom]()
The Return by Harry Sidebottom
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe sensational breakout historical thriller from Sunday Times bestseller and Ancient Rome expert Harry Sidebottom - now available to pre-order in hardback, eBook and audiobook.______________________ He came home a hero. But death isn't finished with him yet . . . 145BC - CALABRIA, ANCIENT ROME...Categorized as:
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![The World's Greatest Detective by Caroline Carlson]()
The World's Greatest Detective by Caroline Carlson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBy the end of our time together, someone in this house will be rich. Someone will be the World’s Greatest Detective. And someone, well, someone might be dead.Detectives’ Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn’t one of them. He’s only an assistant at his uncle’s crime-solving business, and he’s not sure he’s even very good at that...Categorized as:
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![The Queen's Man by Rory Clements]()
The Queen's Man by Rory Clements
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEngland is a viper's nest of conspiracy.It is 1582, and the conflict between Protestants and Catholics threatens to tear the country in two. While Queen Elizabeth I holds the reins of power, there are those whose loyalty lies with her imprisoned cousin—Mary, Queen of Scots...Categorized as:
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![Vita Brevis by Ruth Downie]()
Vita Brevis by Ruth Downie
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRuso and Tilla and their new baby daughter have left Roman-occupied Britain for Rome, but their excitement at arriving in the city is soon dulled when they find that the grand facades of polished marble mask an underworld of corrupt landlords and vermin-infested tenements. There are also far too many doctors – some skilled, but others positively dangerous...
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