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The Devil's apprentice The Devil's apprentice Edward Marston London is in the grip of an icy winter and Westfield's Men are out of work. Invited to perform at a manor house in Essex, they accept willingly even though the offer comes with two conditions: they m… OL16444193W
A Very Murdering Battle A Very Murdering Battle Edward Marston 1709 - Europe is in the grip of the coldest winter for a century. Ports freeze. Cattle die. People starve. Mutiny and desertions rattle the French army leaving Louis X1V to search for peace on almost… OL17394471W
A Bespoke Murder A Bespoke Murder Edward Marston With thousands of Britons fighting in the trenches, a severely depleted police force remains behind to keep the Home Front safe and continue the fight against crime, espionage, and military desertion… OL19644317W
Soldier of fortune Soldier of fortune Edward Marston The first in a series of adventure novels featuring Captain Rawson - spy, linguist, sportsman, duellist, ladies' man and career soldier involved in the campaigns of the Duke of Marlborough during the… OL19927510W
Under attack Under attack Edward Marston "June, 1917. While another daylight air raid batters London, the body of respected businessman and devoted family man Gilbert Donohoe is fished from the Thames, the victim of strangulation. Inspector… OL20823468W
Date with the executioner Date with the executioner Edward Marston 1817. Dawn breaks on a summer's day in Chalk Farm, London, and the scene is set for a duel between a lady's ardent admirers. Fearless thief-taker Paul Skillen has been teaching Mark Bowerman how to s… OL20823707W
Steps to the gallows Steps to the gallows Edward Marston A scurrilous newspaper has built up a large following by publishing details of political and sexual scandals. It is remarkably well-informed and has therefore created a whole host of enemies. When th… OL20865038W
The enemy within The enemy within Edward Marston Pentonville Prison. Wally Hubbard is serving a long sentence for arson. But after befriending and tricking one of the officers, Hubbard makes an audacious escape. Inspector Marmion, the detective who… OL20869295W
The laughing hangman The laughing hangman Edward Marston Lord Westfield's Men are split down the middle: should they scorn the belligerent and sacrilegious playwright Jonas Applegarth or perform his brilliant play The Misfortunes of Marriage? When they dec… OL20879297W
Timetable of death Timetable of death Edward Marston 1859. St Mary's Church, Spondon. A little girl playing hide-and-seek jumps into a freshly-dug grave to find a dead man already occupying it. It is the body of a senior director of the Midland Railway… OL20895619W
Dance of death Dance of death Edward Marston The fifth book in the Home Front Detective Series. London, Autumn 1916. When he slips out of a house in the early hours of the morning, Simon Wilder is too preoccupied to realise that he is being sta… OL20942752W
Enemy Within Enemy Within Edward Marston 1 volume ; 20 cm OL21154110W
The iron horse The iron horse Edward Marston Derby Day at Epsom Downs. With the nation a-flutter in the run up to this national event, a disembodied head is discovered on a passenger train at Crewe; the first in a murky course of events that ta… OL21850835W
Shadow of the hangman Shadow of the hangman Edward Marston 1815. Peter and Paul Skillen are identical twins, fearless thief-takers who rival the Bow Street Runners. When they catch a notorious burglar, they claim a handsome reward and infuriate the Bow Stree… OL24191547W
Five dead canaries Five dead canaries Edward Marston As thousands of Brits are fighting on the Front Line, a new breed of woman emerges to hold the Home Front together. Fiercely independent and fiery-spirited the munitionettes, or 'canaries' are easily… OL24265238W
Inspector Colbeck's casebook Inspector Colbeck's casebook Edward Marston "In this thrilling selection of short stories, a young porter is found dead in a coal tub; Colbeck devises a trap to catch a thief; and a burnt train carriage holds a gruesome secret in a small coast… OL24271923W
The parliament house The parliament house Edward Marston A grand romp very much in the tradition of Holmes and Watson--packed with characters Dickens would have been proud of. OL24845625W
The vagabond clown The vagabond clown Edward Marston When unexpected disaster strikes Lord Westfield's Men during a packed performance, Nicholas Bracewell, the theater company's stage manager and all-around performer of miracles, must save the day once… OL27296437W