It all began with sheep-stealing. A hateful act among the shepherds of the fells, and yet not a matter of life and death. Then came arson and with the leaping of the flames, death...
The Face
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection The Outcast and Other Dark Tales by E.F. Benson. Hester Ward is blessed with youth, health, beauty, a husband...
Light in the Garden
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection The Outcast and Other Dark Tales by E.F. Benson. Set in the remote Yorkshire Valleys, the narrator in this...
Between the Lights
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection The Outcast and Other Dark Tales by E.F. Benson. It’s Christmas in the Chandler household and as the party...
The Green Death
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Evil Roots. A dinner party ends with a sudden death and it is up to Major Bob Seymour to get to the bottom of...
Virgin Earth: A Novel
In this enthralling, freestanding sequel to Earthly Joys, Gregory combines a wealth of gardening knowledge with a haunting love story that spans two continents and two cultures,...
The Partnership Track
It is deep midwinter. Six ambitious vice presidents of Labouchere Associates are gathered together at an isolated mountain lodge in New Hampshire’s White Mountains for a weekend...
The Marketmaker
Tough City brokers Dekker Ward created, and dominate, the turbulent market in Latin American bonds. Ricardo Ross is their most successful trader: they call him the Marketmaker....
The Belting Inheritance
Lady Wainwright presides over the gothic gloom at Belting, in mourning for her two sons lost in the Second World War. Long afterwards a stranger arrives at Belting, claiming to be...
Empire of Booze
From renowned booze correspondent Henry Jeffreys comes this rich and full-bodied history of Britain and the Empire, told through the improbable but true stories of how the...
