The Good, The Bad and The History

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In The Good, The Bad and The History by Jodi Taylor, history, time travel, and action blend as the St. Mary's team faces perilous adventures. The characters explore pivotal historical events to ensure they remain unchanged, often encountering unexpected challenges. This sci-fi and fantasy tale combines humour, danger, and a unique perspective on history.
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The Good, The Bad and The History

Book 14 in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History.

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BOOK 14 IN THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S SERIES, FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JODI TAYLOR.

'Brilliant, hilarious, keeps you on your toes' Reader review

'The characters make me come back time and time again' Reader review

'I have not found another author who can tell a story involving time travel as well' Reader review

St Mary's is under investigation. Their director has been shot and Max is Number One Suspect. Can things get any worse? We all know the answer to that one.

Max needs to get away - fast - and a Brilliant Idea soon leads her to a full-scale uprising in twentieth-century China. If she can come by a historical treasure or two in the process, even better. That is, if she makes it out alive.

Then there's the small matter of Insight - the sinister organisation from the future hell-bent on changing History for their own dark ends. Having successfully infiltrated their ranks, Max is perfectly placed to stop them. But she knows her cover will soon be blown - because it's already happened.

Can Max take down Insight before they come after her? The circle is closing, and only one can survive...

For fans of Terry Pratchett, Jasper Fforde, Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series and Doctor Who.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT JODI TAYLOR

'Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me' READER REVIEW

'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL

'This amazing series is anything but formulaic. Just when you think you've got to grips with everything, out comes the rug from under your feet' READER REVIEW

'Wonderfully imaginative' SFF WORLD

'Addictive. I wish St Mary's was real and I was a part of it' READER REVIEW

'Every page bubbles with energy' BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY

'St Mary's stories are the much-anticipated highlight of my year' READER REVIEW

'Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked' READER REVIEW

'A tour de force' READER REVIEW

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035404933

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Headline Book Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 528

About the Author

Jodi Taylor is the internationally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's series, the story of a bunch of disaster prone individuals who investigate major historical events in contemporary time. Do NOT call it time travel! She is also the author of the Time Police series - a St Mary's spinoff and gateway into the world of an all-powerful, international organisation who are NOTHING like St Mary's. Except, when they are.

Alongside these, Jodi is known for her gripping supernatural thrillers featuring Elizabeth Cage together with the enchanting Frogmorton Farm series - a fairy story for adults.

Born in Bristol and now living in Gloucester (facts both cities vigorously deny), she spent many years with her head somewhere else, much to the dismay of family, teachers and employers, before finally deciding to put all that daydreaming to good use and write a novel. Over twenty books later, she still has no idea what she wants to do when she grows up.

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