Historical Crime & Mystery

An old friend of Kosuke Kindaichi's invites the scruffy detective to visit the remote mountain village of Onikobe in order to look into a twenty-year-old murder case. But no sooner has Kindaichi arrived than a new series of murders strikes the village—several bodies are discovered staged in bizarre poses, and it soon becomes clear that the victims are being killed...

When the Oceanic sets sail from England's Port of Southampton, its ultimate destination is New York. But it must make one very important stop first: at Cherbourg, in France, to pick up internationally renowned financier and art collector J. P. Morgan, fresh from a continental buying spree sure to have turned up numerous priceless objets d'art. Needless to say, George...

Murder at the Manchester Museum by Jim Eldridge follows a gripping mystery set in 1895. Former Scotland Yard detective Daniel Wilson, renowned for his work on the infamous Jack the Ripper case, teams up with his archaeologist sidekick, Abigail Fenton, as they are called to investigate the murder of a young woman at the Manchester Museum. The museum staff recalls...

In 1894, a well-respected academic is found dead in a gentlemen's convenience cubicle at the British Museum, the stall locked from the inside. Professor Lance Pickering had been due to give a talk promoting the museum's new 'Age of King Arthur' exhibition when he was stabbed repeatedly in the chest. Having forged a strong reputation working alongside the inimitable Inspector...

The brand new Christmas murder mystery for 2023 from modern rival to Agatha Christie Ada Moncrieff. The perfect festive murder mystery for 2024 from modern rival to Agatha Christie Ada Moncrieff. It's Christmas 1937 and an eclectic list of guests and staff have gathered for the grand re-opening of Maybridge Castle, a newly renovated yet still crumbling hotel deep in...

It's 1943 and the war continues on in Ambridge. But the minds of the villagers are focused a little closer to home… For many centuries, a local tradition has told of a mystic living in a hermit’s cave just outside the village. Legend tells that she has hidden her prophecies around the area, but none have ever been found. When...

'A stunning, ingenious, truly immersive mystery. The Turnglass is a thrilling delight' Chris Whitaker Stuart Turton meets The Magpie Murders in this immersive and unique story for fans of clever crime fiction. Imagine you’re holding a book in your hands. It’s not just any book though. It’s a tête-bêche novel, beloved of nineteenth-century bookmakers. It’s a book that is two...

1950s Dublin, in a lock-up garage in the city, the body of a young woman is discovered, an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play. The victim's sister, a newspaper reporter from London, returns to Dublin to join the two men in their quest to uncover the truth. But, as they explore her...

Perveen Mistry is much more than a sari-clad Miss Marple: she's Bombay's first female lawyer as well as a keenly intelligent sleuth, a trail-blazing woman balancing the weight of family tradition with her own dreams. . . a deliciously satisfying read!" — Kate Quinn, The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code November, 1921. Edward VIII, Prince of...

A new book by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Part detective story, part historical epic—a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague taking over a fictional island in the Ottoman Empire. 1901. Night draws in. With the stealth of a spy vessel, the royal ship Aziziye approaches the famous vistas of Mingheria. 'An emerald build of...

"The locked room mystery to end all locked room mysteries!" - Sophia Bennett. Dangerous Women is provocative, gripping historical fiction inspired by an incredible true story of female convicts. London, 1841. The Rajah sails for Australia. On board are 180 women convicted of petty crimes. Daughters, sisters, mothers - they'll never see home or family again. Despised and damned, they...

In this dazzling thriller, internationally bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest setting yet: pre-World War II Shanghai, where glamour and squalor exist side by side and murder is just a cost of doing business. A love affair against all odds, a city dancing on the rim of a volcano—Shanghai is the story of a political haven that becomes...

1947. Elinor White, known locally as the White Lady, is living a solitary, quiet life in a grace-and-favour cottage in the Kent countryside. Unbeknownst to her neighbours, she is the veteran of two world wars, a trained killer and former intelligence agent. Yet Elinor's private and seemingly tranquil existence conceals a past trauma that comes to the fore when she...

NOT EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE . . . After a tour of Vietnam and a three-year stint in prison, Jason is back in town and wants to rebuild his relationship with Gibby, the younger brother he hasn't seen for years. Determined to make that connection, he coaxes Gibby into a day at the lake: long hours of sunshine and...

Munich Wolf Munich, 1935 - The Bavarian capital is a magnet for young, aristocratic Britons who come to learn German, swim in the lakes, and drink beer in the cellars. What they don't see - or choose to ignore - is the brutal underbelly of the Nazi movement which considers Munich its spiritual home. When a high-born English girl is...

Several days later, when Jo recounts the story to several other women, she receives the news that Erica, another ferry pilot flying the same route she had, has been killed in a crash near Kent. Erica's death is attributed to 'pilot error,' but Jo is convinced there is a link between her own experience and Erica's — and that of...

The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot—legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile—returns to solve a fiendish new mystery. Hercule Poirot is travelling by luxury passenger coach from London to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill estate, where Richard Devonport has summoned him to prove that his fiancée, Helen, is innocent of the murder of...

The Glass House by Eve Chase is a gripping dual-narrative story about family secrets, lies, and belonging from the acclaimed author of Black Rabbit Hall. The truth can shatter everything ... When the Harrington family discovers an abandoned baby deep in the woods, they decide to keep her a secret and raise her as their own. But within days, a...

The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie’s first ever murder mystery, is now presented as a sumptuous special edition hardback. ‘Beware! Peril to the detective who says: “It is so small – it does not matter…” Everything matters.’ After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, and the horror of violent death is banished...

Inspired by true events, a thrilling Depression-era novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books about a woman’s quest to uncover a mystery surrounding a local librarian and the Boxcar Library—a converted mining train that brought books to isolated rural towns in Montana. When Works Progress Administration (WPA) editor Millie Lang finds herself on the wrong end of...

C. J. Sansom's books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' - The Sunday Times Revelation is the haunting fourth book in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory. England, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and the embattled Protestant...

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author A religious serial killer is haunting Florence, and only Cesare Aldo can stop them. A Divine Fury is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy. 'Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris' - Historical Novel Society Florence. Autumn, 1539. Cesare Aldo...

Ceremonial murder has returned to Florence. Only two men can end the destruction. Featuring Officer Cesare Aldo, Ritual of Fire is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy. 'Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris' - Historical Novel Society 'A deft and engrossing historical thriller set in Renaissance Florence'...

Absolutely terrific - Philip Gwynne Jones, author of the bestselling Nathan Sutherland series. D.V Bishop transports you to an utterly convincing 16th century Florence, where the best and worst of human nature constantly circle each other in this tense mystery - S. G. MacLean Florence. Spring, 1537. When Cesare Aldo investigates a report of intruders at a convent in the...

SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now. A small British army is stranded when the French invade northern Portugal and Lieutenant Richard Sharpe meets the future Duke of Wellington. Sharpe is stranded behind enemy lines, but he has Patrick Harper, his riflemen, and the assistance of a young, idealistic Portuguese officer....

The Scorpion's Tail by bestselling authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is a gripping novel that draws you into a world of buried secrets and thrilling discoveries. Set against the rugged landscapes of New Mexico, this must-read thriller sees archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson embark on a chilling investigation that will keep readers on the edge of...

Secrets of the Land by Kate Mahony tells the intriguing story of Imogen Maguire, who, in 2018, is bewildered when accosted in a Melbourne street by a mysterious stranger claiming her grandfather in New Zealand needs her help. But isn't her grandfather dead? A former journalist, Imogen decides to investigate and travels to Taranaki, where she discovers her grandfather is...

Low Chicago marks the enthralling return of the acclaimed shared-world superhero books, created and edited by George R. R. Martin, the celebrated author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series. The stakes were already sky-high at Giovanni Galante’s poker table that fateful night in Chicago. Poker. Dealer’s choice. Seven players. A million-dollar cash buy-in. What begins as a...

When music-hall comedy duo Rolly Daconey and Irina Matei are threatened by a mysterious blackmailer, they turn to the Jekyll & Hyde detective agency for help. But the agency is experiencing turmoil and, unbeknownst to Muriel Carew, Henry Jekyll is ever more reliant on the elixir that transforms him into the brutish Edward Hyde. Still, there’s nothing like a good...

A special 20th anniversary edition of the standalone bestseller, Winter in Madrid, by the author of the much-loved Shardlake series, C.J. Sansom. 1940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined, its people starving, while the Germans continue their relentless march through Europe. Britain now stands alone while General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the...

It's 1879, and Lenox is convalescing from the violent events of his last investigation. But a desperate letter from an old servant forces him to pick up the trail of a cold case: the murder of an apothecary seven years before, whose only clue is an odd emblem carved into the doorway of the building where the man was killed....

From the author of Death on the Lusitania and The Spies of Hartlake Hall, R. L. Graham, comes a gripping and evocative historical crime novel, set on the eve of the WWI armistice. Before the Great War can end, a killer must be caught. November 1918. At a railway siding in a forest near Compiègne, north of Paris, a momentous...

A Times Best New Historical Fiction pick, perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Binding. KEEPS THE READER HOOKED TO THE END - THE TIMES Halloween night, 1906. Lotta Rae is assaulted by a wealthy gentleman and bravely takes him to trial alongside her barrister, William. But the verdict is devastating, the consequences unimaginable. When Lotta discovers she has...

The Last Death of the Year is the new Hercule Poirot mystery by Sophie Hannah, following up on the bestselling Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night. New Year's Eve, 1932. Hercule Poirot and his good friend Inspector Edward Catchpool arrive on the Greek island of Lamperos for a little holiday… or is it? Catchpool suspects Poirot has a different reason for being...

Experience Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in this beautifully crafted edition featuring a delicate silhouette jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, covered by a plastic protector, making it ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his iconic...

The war is over but his fight is just beginning. New Zealand, 1877: Fear haunts a small Scandinavian settlement near Palmerston, in the North Island of New Zealand. The children have spotted a troll lurking in the bush, a large man clutching a hatchet and carrying a bag over his shoulders, the kind of troll that steals small children away...

'The perfect setting for a dark, nerve-shredding thriller' Rory Clements, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Cold Wind From Moscow 'An absolute page-turner: gritty, atmospheric and gripping' James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of Nomad THE WALL MAY HAVE FALLEN. BUT THERE ARE STILL NAZIS IN BERLIN. Wannsee, 1942. Fifteen of the most powerful men in the Third Reich meet...

'The perfect setting for a dark, nerve-shredding thriller' Rory Clements, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Cold Wind From Moscow 'An absolute page-turner: gritty, atmospheric and gripping' James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of Nomad The Wall may have fallen. But there are still Nazis in Berlin. Wannsee, 1942 Fifteen of the most powerful men in the Third Reich meet...

Wolf of Wessex is now available in paperback with brand new bonus content and a new author introduction! The original historical adventure blockbuster from critically acclaimed author Matthew Harffy. One man's solitary existence is shattered when he stumbles on a mutilated corpse deep in the forests of Anglo-Saxon Britain. AD 838. Deep in the forests of Wessex, Dunston’s solitary existence...

Murder takes centre stage! 1885. Arabella Pryce is struggling with heartbreak. In keeping with her late husband's final wishes, she must leave behind her dazzling celebrity and breathe new life into their namesake hotel in Colorado. But when a beloved town beauty is found dead, all eyes—and suspicion—turn to her. With blood-stained evidence, handsome sheriffs, and libellous journalists turning her...

The Last Telegram of Mrs Hudson is the first in a new mystery series that reimagines Sherlock Holmes’s mother and her lady’s-maid-turned-investigative-partner. "A sharp, action-packed and surprisingly tender historical mystery, full of secrets, strong women and hidden desires" – Lucy Andrew, author of A Very Vexing Murder "An engaging mystery opening up a new viewpoint into the wider world of...

What links a prostitute, a Flemish painter and a tower watchman? All three claim to have seen a ghost on the same street in fifteenth-century Tallinn. And all of them have been found dead soon after. Melchior Wakenstede, apothecary, is charged with unearthing the truth behind these seemingly-supernatural murders. But when a pious and powerful merchant dies, along with a...

1949. The Cold War is tightening its grip, spies lurk in every shadow, and the race for the atomic bomb is reaching a deadly pitch. When GCHQ operative Beattie Cavendish is sent to a pivotal listening station in a remote corner of the Scottish Highlands, she finds a base in chaos – its commander missing, its mission compromised, and whispers...

Following Ruth Ellis’ long-awaited posthumous conditional pardon in July 2026, never has there been a more compelling moment to revisit the woman behind one of Britain's most enduring legal cases. It is Easter Sunday in 1955 and a young man lies face-down on the ground covered in blood. A woman, blonde and petite, stands over him with a gun in...

The royally riveting sixth book in the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates Mystery series - now available to pre-order in hardback, ebook & audiobook! It's 1966 and Queen Elizabeth II is touring the Caribbean aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia. Her schedule is measured in ten-minute increments for five weeks, and nothing can afford to go wrong. But something does. Early...

PREORDER NOW The Night Watchman is the latest instalment in the Sunday Times bestselling Ali Dawson Mysteries. Follow Ali as she investigates the case of a boy who vanished twenty-seven years ago, only to find herself thrust back into the past once again. This time, she's in the heart of the Blitz of 1940. Praise for the Ali Dawson Mysteries...

If Conan Doyle can't solve the deadly curse that's attacking the Ghost Club, can Evie Winstanley do any better? London, December 1904. In a rundown office, Evie has set up an occult detective agency, but supernatural cases are thin on the ground. She's almost out of money when Arthur Conan Doyle appears, requesting that she investigate the recent deaths of...

A gripping historical mystery where a young leader is thrust into a world of murky politics and dark secrets – written by award-winning BAFTA scriptwriter and film director, Mario Theodorou. London, 1904. Edward VII sits on the throne, the economy is faltering, and one of the youngest Prime Ministers in history has been thrust into office on the crest of...

Death on the Pearl River by A.E. Goldin London, 1856. Ben Canaan is a young detective on the payroll of Her Majesty's Executive, riding high on a string of successful cases. Then a notorious crime boss turns up murdered on the city streets, the latest in a series of brutal killings targeting the most powerful men in the global opium...

A lost Hitchcock film. A deadly secret. It's murder in Hollywood. Hollywood, 1959. When struggling mystery writer Bobby Burgoyne is hired by Alfred Hitchcock to work on the script for his new film Crescendo, he thinks his future success is assured at last. Instead, he is swept into a swirling maelstrom of madness and murder. Someone, it seems, is willing...

London 1930. Selby Bigge and his aristocratic sidekick Theodora Smythe are invited to dine with Doctor Hector Fortescue and his family, discovering a web of unrest in the household. The good doctor is adamant that homosexuals can be ‘cured’ of their perversions, oblivious to the fact his son Lancelot is ‘as fruity as a pineapple’. Later that evening Theodora becomes...

ITW Thriller of the Year Award Winner! The Prisoner's Gold by Chris Kuzneski is an exhilarating thriller that takes you on an unforgettable journey. The Treasure: At the end of the 13th century, Chinese Emperor Kublai Khan gave an Italian merchant unfettered access to his kingdom. The traveller was Marco Polo, and his journey would become legendary. Aided by a...

Celebrating 40 years of pseudonymous suspense from Joyce Carol Oates Four decades ago, acclaimed literary author Joyce Carol Oates penned her first novel of psychological suspense under the name Rosamond Smith. In the Smith books, Oates explored themes of betrayal and deception, lust and murder, through stories involving twins, doubles, and hidden second identities—initially, keeping her own double identity a...

A new beginning. An old enemy. A perilous choice. The Watchmaker's War is a unique and wonderful telling of one of many untold stories: how, after liberation, peace doesn't automatically follow, particularly peace of mind for those who witnessed and experienced so much evil. To be human is to desire justice—or is it revenge?—for your family, your friends, your people....

A mysterious confession leads one woman to Grasse, France, the perfume capital of the world, where she uncovers a deep-rooted secret that reverberates across centuries. Inspired by Patrick Suskind's Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Vanessa McCausland's The Heart Note travels from 2022, to 2001, to 1532, following three women who use the power of scent to unlock deep-rooted truths....

For readers of Alison Goodman's Ill-Mannered Ladies series, Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this delicious Regency country estate mystery with a feminist twist. It introduces accidental detective Lady Miranda Harwood, a woman of great fortitude and admirable sleuthing skills, determined to save her family from ruin. When the eldest daughter of the aristocratic Godfrey family, Lady Miranda Harwood, rejoins her...

When international negotiator Sam Jardine joins Napier & Beckett, the pharmaceutical company founded by his ancestor two centuries ago, he believes he's found his place in the world. But after a series of brutal murders, Sam discovers his employer is hiding a deadly secret. Napier & Beckett has resurrected Berserker, a battlefield drug that turns soldiers into fearless killing machines....

If you're not with them you're against them. Oxford, 1883. Young men are being found bound, gagged and hooded at the gates of their colleges in the small hours. Basil Rice, Jesus College fellow, is asked by the senior proctor to investigate. But matters of sexual purity are dangerous, as it lays Basil open to unwelcome scrutiny of his own...

Superbly imagined. As tautly strung as quivering bow before it shoots its poisoned arrow… A Dickensian delight. Essie Fox Daughter. Murderer. Saviour. London, 1835. To high society, Estella is the perfect lady. But her fair face hides dark secrets. What has she done with her husband? And will her past crimes come back to haunt her? Desperate to escape her...

When thirteen-year-old Alex Faulkner stumbles across a hidden chamber in the attic of his Yorkshire school, Red House, he finds a skeleton, a trunk, and a locket containing two portraits – one of a woman from the seventeenth century, the other bearing his own face. Decades later, Nigel Pride – the head boy who once ruled the school through fear...

From the bestselling author of Gunnawah comes a captivating small-town crime story. Perfect for readers of Richard Osman. In the dying days of 1974, a mysterious yellow sports car speeds into the quiet Riverina town of Gunnawah. While the locals are initially intrigued by the stranger in their midst, nobody is prepared for what comes next. At the town's only...

A beautiful, atmospheric detective story set in Berlin during The Second World War. Oriana Ramunno's Hugo Fischer series is full of tension, drama and, ultimately, hope. A DETECTIVE WITH A SECRET Berlin, June 1944. Hugo Fischer is forced to work for the Nazi secret service, but he carries dangerous secrets he must conceal. Gioele is not his son, but a...

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The Japanese Agatha Christie Sarah Cox, on BBC2's Between the Covers The master of ingenious plotting Guardian Dazzling New York Times The Honjin Murders, Japan's greatest classic mystery by the author of Murder at the Black Cat Cafe, is set in the winter of 1937. The village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son...

A sinister mystery that threatens to resurrect the dark history of the Suffolk witch trials. Private Detective Lawrence Harpham grapples with his own demons while unravelling a chilling case with echoes of Suffolk's dark history. As unexplained deaths stir whispers of witchcraft, Harpham must confront the sins of the past to prevent more innocent lives from being lost. Jacqueline Beard's...

December, 1145. Hamelin Isenmongere, trader in iron and charcoal from Gloucester, is considered by many to be the most popular man in Worcester. Why then is he found on the quayside near his warehouse with his head beaten in? As the winter bites, Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll and Walkelin begin the hunt for a killer. However, matters are complicated...

Parisian bookseller, Victor Legris, finds a new case to investigate very close to home, when his business partner's apartment is burgled. Curiously, the only item stolen is a decorative goblet of little value. But on learning that two people with connections to the goblet have been murdered, Victor becomes convinced of its secret significance. How quickly can he bring the...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW 'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG 'More than a touch of genius.' THE TIMES William 'Big Bill' Mulholland is head of one of New York's wealthiest dynasties. When Mulholland gets wind of a hostile biography planned, he commissions his journalist son-in-law John Glass to pen the official line. To...

LIKE LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES? YOU'LL LOVE TOM MEAD'S JOSEPH SPECTOR SERIES! This gripping locked-room mystery sees Joseph Spector investigate his most sinister case yet: murderous machinations at a haunted manor house. A former First World War field hospital, the spooky old mansion at Devil's Neck attracts spirit-seekers from far and wide. Illusionist-turned-sleuth Joseph Spector knows the house of old. With stories...

‘Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.’ REBECCA F. KUANG‘Beautifully written and intriguing.’ GUARDIAN He had seen drowned people. A sight not to be forgotten. 1950s, rural Ireland. A loner comes across a mysteriously empty car in a field. Knowing he shouldn't approach, but unable to hold back, he soon finds himself embroiled in a troubling missing person's case,...

A treat for anyone who hankers for a light-hearted, modern-day Trollope - S.G. Maclean A triumph of wit and intelligence - Robert J. Lloyd The hunt for an ancient king could prove deadly... Leicestershire, 1774. Following a minor royal scandal, Susan Bell's father has lost his post as Dean of Westminster, and the two find themselves exiled to the family's...

November 1891. The body of a young woman is discovered at a crossroads on Boulevard Montmartre. Barefoot and dressed in red, she has been strangled and her face disfigured. That same day, a single red shoe is delivered to Victor Legris's Parisian bookshop. Suspecting more than just coincidence, the bookseller sleuth and his assistant Jojo are soon engaged in seeking...

Adapted from the major television series created by Mark Gatiss - new season coming soon! London, 1946. Much of the capital, and indeed the country, remains beset by rationing and bomb damage. But for some, there are other, more immediate concerns: crimes of a serious and sometimes deadly nature. Inspector Bliss of Bow Street occasionally enlists the services of Gabriel...

London in the 1920s: a powerful, atmospheric and emotional novel with a charismatic, but flawed heroine trying to find her place in the world. Against a backdrop of thuggish blackmail, constricting high society and the glitter of London recovering from the First World War, Edie Greenlaw is trying to work out what she wants from the world. The closer the...

1791. The dressmaker, his lover and his lover's wife. A house full of secrets where danger lies behind every door. Matthew came from nothing. Now he is a skilled corset-maker adored by high society. But he must hide his true self from prying eyes, seeking love in the riotous underbelly of Georgian molly houses. If outed, he will face the...

A missing starlet. An unsolved mystery. Can Lily save Hollywood’s next big movie star? Lily Jones is thrilled to find herself in the 1950s. She misses her life from 2024 but has a blossoming romance with her musician friend Louis and her dream job working on a movie set. The lead actress, Kitty Fox, is a rising star, yet Lily...

The Silent Ones by Anna McPartlin is a gripping tale that shakes Ireland to its core with the murder of an innocent. Garda Mary Shea is given the rare opportunity to engage in real police work as she embarks on a quest for answers. One cold January morning in 1980, a newborn baby's body is discovered nestled in the most...

The next John Hay historical thriller from award-winning political journalist Burt Solomon, this time focused on one of America's most controversial presidents: Andrew Johnson. Andrew Johnson was called The Great Commoner, appealing to the masses, loathing the establishment and anyone he deemed elitist. Once Johnson made an enemy, you became his enemy for life. He saw insults where none were...

It is 1914, and the storm clouds of war are building on the horizon. In Sydney, Josiah Steele is the new head of the family and grappling with his two very different sons - David, upstanding, decent and heir to the family enterprises; and Benjamin, wayward, restless and a magnet for trouble. To give Ben some responsibility, Josiah sends him...

For fans of true crime and classic crime fiction, The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey is a gripping thriller featuring detective Alan Grant and a masterful exposé of the powerful connections between media, the establishment, and what people choose to believe. Based on a true story. Complete and unabridged, this book is part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series...