Cluny Brown (Sharp Margery)(Paperback)

Cluny Brown (Sharp Margery)(Paperback)

A parlor maid upends the lives of an aristocratic family in prewar England in this 'entertaining' novel by aNew York Times-bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews). Cluny Brown has committed an unforgivable sin: She refuses to know her place. Last week, she took herself to tea at the Ritz. Then she

Four Gardens (Sharp Margery)(Paperback)

She announced herself, rather self-consciously, as Mrs. Henry Smith, and he replied that Mrs. Cornwallis was expecting her. To Caroline, following him through a wide shabby hall, the whole episode was beginning to feel like a nightmare. She was intensely conscious of herself-of her dress, her

Rhododendron Pie (Sharp Margery)(Paperback)

It was indeed very difficult for the Laventie children not to be a little priggish.Ann Laventie, the youngest of three children in a long line of anti-social Sussex gentry, doesn't quite fit the mould of her intellectual, elegant, ultra-modern siblings Dick, an artist, and Elizabeth, a high-brow

Dog's Life (Clunes Martin)(Paperback / softback)

Martin Clunes is happy to admit that with Mary, it was love at first sight; her soft, brown eyes, her perfect figure and that unstoppable wagging tail. As cocker spaniels go, she was perfect. Mary was soon joined in the Clunes' household by Tina, another cocker, and Arthur, a black Labrador

Story of Rotton Park (Elliott Margery)(Paperback / softback)

Case of the Late Pig (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYAgatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?Private detective Albert Campion is summoned to the village of Kepesake to investigate a particularly distasteful

Mystery Mile (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

Agatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery? Judge Crowdy Lobbett is a man of justice, an upstanding pillar of American society. And now he's a man in deadly peril, tailed across the Atlantic by the ruthless

Coroner's Pidgin (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?Just returned from years overseas on a secret mission, private detective Albert Campion is relaxing in his bath when his servant Lugg and a lady of unmistakably aristocratic bearing appear in his flat carrying the

More Work for the Undertaker (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?In a masterpiece of storytelling, Margery Allingham sends her elegant and engaging detective Albert Campion into the eccentric Palinode household, where there have been two suspicious

Police at the Funeral (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

Agatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery? The tranquility of Cambridge is punctured when Cousin Andrew of the illustrious Faraday family disappears without a

Girls I've Been (Sharpe Tess)(Paperback / softback)

Soon to be a Netflix film starring Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown - this must-read psychological thriller, perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, will leave you guessing until the final page. 'Slick, stylish and full of suspense' - Sophie McKenzie. 'A powerful gut-punch of a book that will

Oaken Heart - The Story of an English Village at War (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

Wilt (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback)

Mind Readers (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYAgatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Private detective Albert Campion faces as deadly a challenge as any in his career. As urbane as Lord Wimsey...as ingenious as Poirot... Meet one of crime fiction's Great Detectives, Mr Albert

I'm Just a Teenage Punchbag (Clune Jackie)(Paperback)

Beckoning Lady (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

Private detective Albert Campion's glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassand's fabulous summer party a murder is discovered and it falls to Campion to unravel the intricate web of motive, suspicion and deduction with all his

Crime At Black Dudley (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

THE FIRST CAMPION MYSTERY'Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light'Agatha ChristieA suspicious death and a haunted family heirloom were not advertised when Dr George Abbershaw and a groupof London's brightest young things accepted an invitation to the mansion of Black

Polar Bear (Fee Margery)(Paperback)

Polar bears are truly majestic animals: the largest land-dwelling carnivore on earth, these white-furred, black-skinned giants can measure up to three meters in length and weigh up to fifteen hundred pounds. They are also iconic in other ways. They are a symbol of the climate change debate, with

Ancestral Vices (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Mr Campion & Others (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

In this miscellany of villainy, our unconventional sleuth must contend with misbehaving debutantes, sinister smuggling rings, a Dowager Countess who's not all that she seems, an SOS message daubed in lipstick, a beleaguered New York socialite, and an elderly Egyptologist indulging in some bad

Quakerism: The Basics (Post Abbott Margery)(Paperback)

Quakerism: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the history and diverse approaches and ideas associated with the Religious Society of Friends. This small religion incorporates a wide geographic spread and varied beliefs that range from evangelical Christians to non-theists

China Governess - A Mystery (Allingham Margery)(Paperback / softback)

In addition, his own illustrious adopted family has a sinister secret of its own - involving a murderous nineteenth-century governess - that must also be brought to light by Campion's investigations. As urbane as Lord Wimsey...as ingenious as Poirot... Meet one of crime fiction's Great

Bonaparte Falls Apart (Cuyler Margery)(Paperback)

Readers who love stories about friendship, school, and little monsters will love this clever and humorous picture book about a skeleton who is falling to pieces and needs help pulling himself together. Perfect for Halloween Bonaparte is having a tough time. It's hard for this young skeleton to

Indecent Exposure (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback)

Indecent Exposure, Tom Sharpe's second South African novel, is a brilliant follow-up to his Riotous Assembly, which the Sunday Mirror called, 'One of the most savagely hilarious satires ever, a startlingly original first novel.' Once again the setting is Piemburg, the deceptively peaceful-looking