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“James Kerr is a man on the run – from his secrets and sins and the legacy of his past. Seeking sanctuary he checks into a psychiatric clinic in rural France. But his memories and his enemies are catching up with him. From deepest Auvergne to the mountains of Afghanistan, The Complex Chemistry of Loss is a … Read more
After retiring from a long career as a GP, passionate blues aficionado and wine connoisseur Richard Cartmel dedicated himself full-time to the creation of crime fiction, and in 2104 released his first book, The Richebourg Affair. The vineyards and wine-makers of Burgundy are central to this series of ‘crime and wine’ crime-fiction novels. R.M. Cartmel … Read more
In the library of Sherborne School is a 16th century manuscript, The Book Of Shadowborne, giving a history of Sherborne which suggests an alternative origin for the town’s name, a different reason for Aldhelm’s appointment as bishop and a new explanation for the siting of the Bishop’s palace. Grindlay, the school librarian, is impressed by … Read more
Ben Jeapes, Phoenicia’s Worlds. La Nueva Temporada is Earth’s only extrasolar colony an Earth-type planet caught in the grip of a very Earth-type Ice Age. Alex Mateo wants nothing more than to stay and contribute to the terraforming of his homeworld. But tragedy strikes the colony, and to save it from starvation and collapse, Alex … Read more
The Gospel of the King of the Jews brings to life the characters and their background in a modern version of ‘the greatest story ever told’. It depicts Judas as a simple shepherd, who is tricked by the High Priests into leading them to his Master. This fascinating portrayal, separating the Christ of faith from … Read more
Re-inventing the spy story for the 21st Century. John Le Carre meets Jason Bourne! Daniel Marchant, a suspended MI6 officer, is running the London Marathon. He is also running out of time. A competitor is strapped with explosives. If he drops his pace, everyone around him will be killed, including the US ambassador to London. … Read more
Jonathan Conlin, Civilisation. Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation (1969), was a landmark documentary series, pioneering the ‘presenter as hero’ model. Jonathan Conlin draws on interviews with the original crew and archival research to reveal a series that combined scepticism towards traditional ideas of progress with an inclusive approach to its audience. Publisher : British Film Institute; 2009th edition (19 February 2009) Language: … Read more
Ben Jeapes, The New World Order. Only the completely original and unalloyed Jeapesian imagination could think of launching a full-scale alien invasion right into the middle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army, as well as a young King Charles II, face the full might of the powerful Holekhors as alien airships … Read more
Tim Heald, Death and the Visiting Fellow. When Doctor Tudor Cornwall, Reader in Criminal Studies at the University of Wessex, arrives for a semester as Visiting Fellow at his old friend’s university down under, he is met with a nasty surprise. Indeed the surprises keep coming and they get nastier as the plot unravels. An … Read more
‘The Cardamom Club is an elegant and assured piece of writing, a powerfully characterised examination of identity and displacement.’ The Cardamom Club is a fast moving spy novel about Raj Nair, a young British Asian doctor at the Foreign Office who is posted to New Delhi. Ambitious and patriotic, he has also agreed to work … Read more