Devoured

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Martin Davies

Havana in the 1850s is a city as dangerous as it is exotic. The murder of a humble night watchman at the British Consulate seems to worry neither the Consul nor the police. But one person cared for the old man. The enigmatic courtesan Leonarda will not rest until she understands the mystery of his death. In wintry England, George Backhouse is plucked from obscurity in the Foreign Office and given an unexpected promotion. His task: to travel to Cuba and take a stand against the illegal slave trade still flourishing there. But Havana is a tinderbox of intrigue. As the great powers of the region conspire against each other with increasing ruthlessness for control of the island, Backhouse comes to see that the most innocent of actions could spark a devastating war. To protect their interests, the powers-that-be in Whitehall are prepared to turn a blind eye to many things. Leonarda will not. But what of George Backhouse?

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Amy Carol Reeves

"As a series of unexplained murders again strike fear into Londoners, Abbie Sharp discovers the Ripper's plot to revive the Conclave and usurp the British throne"--

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Robin Blake

The year is 1740. Geroge II is on the throne but England's remoter provinces remain largely a law unto thenselves. In Lancashire a grim discovery has been made: a squire's wife, Doleres Brockletower, lies in the woods near her home, Garlick Hall, her throat brutally slashed. called to the scene Coroner Titus Cragg finds the Brockletower household awash with rumour and suspicion. He enlists the help of his astute young friend, doctor Luke Fidelis, to throw light on the case. But this is a world in which forensic science is in its infancy, and policing hardly exisits. Embarking on thier first gripping investigation, Cragg and Fidelis are faced with superstition of witnesses, obstruction by local offcials, and denuciations from the squire himself.

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Katherine Webb

De komst van een nieuwe dienstmeid in het huis van een dominee betekent in 1911 het begin van dramatische gebeurtenissen die uiteindelijk leiden tot moord en de vondst van brieven op het slagveld rond Ieper in 2011.