The latest adventure for James Marwood and Cat Lovett, in Taylor's hugely successful series set in the reign of Charles II. Murder by witchcraft, a fancy new hen house for the king's mistres... read more
A witty historical novel that conjures Dryden, Swift, Pope, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and their ilk, by the cunning means of an imagined memoir, written by William Congreve's servant and com... read more
An ageing surfing legend kills time in Hawaii - and then kills a man while driving drunk. He attempts to redress his culpability and achieve something resembling personal redemption by unrav... read more
A feast of counterfactuals by a very clever writer ('HHHH', 'The 7th Function of Language') with a talent for black comedy: it's1531 and the Incas have invaded Europe, armed with a copy of M... read more
Set in 1943, and first published in German in 1968, this is the story of a young boy torn between loyalties for his father, a police officer, and his friend Max Ludwig Nansen, an Expressioni... read more
General Alwany is a pious man who loves his family. He also tortures and kills enemies of the state. Sound familiar? From the author of 'The Yacoubian Building'.