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July 1910: The grisly remains of Cora Crippen, music hall singer and wife of Dr Hawley Crippen, are discovered in the cellar of...

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In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department...

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Identical twins, Kate and Violet are about as unlike as two peas from the same pod can be. Except in one respect - they share a...

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Rachel loves being at the centre of her...

Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he's lived several lives well. Because Matthew Zela's life is characterised by...

William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the...

1918. Boston. A city in turmoil as soldiers return home from World War One, bringing with them an epidemic of Spanish...

The acclaimed word-of-mouth bestseller about the marriage of an American First Lady: A rich, utterly absorbing, powerful story of...

Based on a true story, Lawrence Hill's epic novel spans three continents and six decades to bring to life a dark and shameful...

Chrissie, in the twenty-three years she'd been together with Richie, had always believed that he loved her.

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Russia, 1915: Sixteen year old farmer's son Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for a senior member...

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A fascinating and revelatory journey along the Danube to appeal to fans of Michael Palin's New Europe.

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If you suddenly had a friend that only you could see or hear, what would you do?

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Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline, what seems...