Coroner Sir John investigates a returning crusader forced to live as an outlaw in this engaging instalment in the Crowner John medieval mystery series, set in twelfth-century England.
Mit ihrem neuen Roman "Der Kreis der Rabenvögel" gelingt der international gefeierten Bestseller-Autorin Kate Mosse erneut ein großartiger Wurf: Ein historischer Spannungs-Roman mit Schauerelementen um eine faszinierende Heldin und ein dunkles Geheimnis.
Invita, die Sklavin des römischen Statthalters zu Trier, steckt erneut in Schwierigkeiten – nicht nur, dass sie dem alemannischen Kriegsgefangenen Flavus als Geliebte versprochen wurde, jetzt versucht sie auch noch, den Mord an einem hochrangigen römischen Beamten aufzuklären.
Sparkling descriptions of life in 1920s Cork and fascinating historical details combine to ably support a clever plot and an intriguing cast BooklistA rare shopping trip for the Reverend Mother ends in brutal murder in this absorbing historical mystery.
"e;Buckley draws even the most minor characters with subtlety and skill, making the dramatic conclusion that much more satisfying"e; - Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewUrsula Blanchard must acquire a mysterious medieval manuscript in the latest enthralling historical adventure.
Inspired by a true story, set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled New Orleans, The Axeman's Jazz by Ray Celestin is a gripping thriller announcing a major talent in historical crime fiction.
Despatched to Whitby Abbey to barter for a Holy Relic, Hildegard of Meaux is plunged into a baffling murder investigation in this gripping medieval mystery.
Ein historischer Kriminalroman mit einer weiblichen Heldin nach dem Ende des ersten Weltkriegs – für alle Fans von Volker Kutscher und Helene Sommerfeld»Was in Dreiteufelsnamen?
MEDIEVAL MYSTERY: On a remote East Anglian coast stands Tyndal Priory, which belongs to the Order of Fontevraud where monks and nuns live and work in close proximity.
The second book in the critically acclaimed medieval mystery series featuring Sir Geoffrey MappestoneIn the year 1101, Sir Geoffrey Mappestone returns to his home at Goodrich Castle on the Welsh border.
In Rennie Airth's The Blood Dimmed Tide it is 1932 and John Madden, former Scotland Yard Inspector, is now a farmer in the peaceful Surrey countryside.
Der sechste Fall für Inspektor Pekkala – den »James Bond in Diensten Stalins« (Die Welt) – im stalinistischen Russland:ein fesselnder historischer Kriminal-Roman um das Geheimnis des wertvollsten Heiligen-Bildes der russisch-orthodoxen Kirche1944 machen zwei russische Soldaten im Frontgebiet an der Westgrenze des Reiches einen brisanten Fund.
MEDIEVAL MYSTERY: On a remote East Anglian coast stands Tyndal Priory, home to a rare monastic order where men and women live and work together in close proximity.
A Death in Summer is the fourth Quirke Mystery, an enthralling literary crime series set in 1950s Dublin from John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black.
A forensic mystery of the 1950s - After starting their risky venture of a private forensic consultancy, Doctor Richard Pryor - now a Home Office pathologist - and forensic biologist Angela Bray have now become firmly established.
A theatre company bring secrets, magic and murder along with them on their 'Plague Tour', in this bewitching historical mystery starring physician-sleuth Dr Gabriel Taverner.
When Mrs Paxton, related to the aristocratic Leigh family of Sussex, is found poisoned in her bedroom one morning, fingers point towards her artist nephew Terence Napier, seen leaving the house earlier that previous evening after a row over her will.
