Devonshire, autumn 1873. The peaceful seaside town of Seaborough, half-forgotten on the eastern border of the county, seems an unlikely setting for murder. When a leading resident dies, the cause of death is uncertain. Troubled Inspector Abbs and eag...
London 1853 â€" Where the grand houses of the wealthy lie a stone's throw from the vilest slums and rookeries of the poor. A mysterious stranger carrying a swordstick walks the gaslit alleys and night houses seeking vengeance. A man determined to fig...
December 1873. Inspector Abbs is spending Christmas with his sister in a lonely village on the edge of the Norfolk Fens. He is hoping for a quiet week while he thinks over a decision about his future. However all is not well in Aylmer. Someone has be...
Balmoral Kill...Autumn 1937 - Europe is hastening towards war.As the King retreats to Balmoral, sinister forces aim to overthrow the British establishment, making the country an easy target for Hitler's Third Reich.As time runs out a few desperate me...
A 1930s detective on England’s south coast … Inspector Eddie Chance â€" Edgar if you want to annoy him â€" is nobody’s fool, if inclined to be lazy. Newly promoted, he’s looking forward to a quiet life back in his home town. In March 1931 the...
A reign of terror sweeps through the Victorian underworld as a menacing figure seeks to impose his will on the criminals of London. On the abandoned wharves of the docklands and in the dangerous gaslit alleys of Whitechapel, hardened villains are bei...
December 1931. Inspector Chance investigates a country house mystery in a snow-bound Sussex village. Family and guests are gathered for Christmas at Holly House. A body is discovered near the ruins in the grounds. And only one set of footprints in th...
John Lardiner runs down a street in the ancient city of York and vanishes off the face of the earth. In a dangerous race against time, Victorian adventurer William Quest is summoned to York to solve the mystery â€" what has happened to John Lardiner?...