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Physician-sleuth Dr Gabriel Taverner has to connect the dots between a desperate woman who tried to kill herself, a dead man in a drainage ditch with nutmegs in his mouth…
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London, April 1882. Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham have to journey to France to solve a mystery man's murder at an asylum. But the case takes an unexpected…
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It is 1087 and William Rufus has just ascended the throne; England lies under a harsh new militaristic regime. Rebellion is in the air and, in the shadows, secrets are…
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All Saint’s Eve, 1211. An overweight but wealthy nobleman, desperate for an heir, dies at a celebration feast. The death seems natural, but healer Sabin is beset by doubts. There…
Autumn, 1210. Josse’s son comes to the rescue when Helewise’s granddaughter is kidnapped by a young knight, Oliver, and given to King John. But after wounding both Olivier and King…
When Lassair encounters a veiled noblewoman on the quay at Cambridge, set on by an angry mob, she assumes involvement with her will be brief. She has no idea that…
On Ely Island, the Normans are proclaiming their authority with a magnificent cathedral. Its construction means the Saxon chapel dedicated to St Etheldreda must be destroyed and, to those who…
Early one morning, as Lassair leaves her Fenland village on a personal mission she discovers the body of a young woman. As Lassair wonders who killed the girl and why…
One summer morning, Lassair slips out of her Fenland village to discover the hidden body of a young woman. Why did a sweet-natured seamstress have to die? Suspicion soon creeps…
Come to me! I need you! Lassair awake trembling with terror, certain that one of her loved ones is in danger, and when news comes that a nun at Chatteris…
England, 1087. On her sister’s wedding day, Lassair meets an attractive and enigmatic stranger. When he asks Lassair to use her unique talents to help locate a mysterious treasure she…
It is late autumn 1196. A secretive stranger arrives at New Winnowlands, and Sir Josse d'Acquin guesses that he is a returning Crusader. Josse allows him to put up in…
Winter, 1211. Former abbess Helewise moves back to her cell near Hawkenlye Abbey to help the needy, putting a strain on her relationship with Sir Josse D'Acquin, who is called…
Apprentice healer Lassair isn’t too alarmed when a travelling peddler relates a grisly tale of a red-bearded giant breaking into a woman’s home and caving in her skull like an…
May 1199: a party of five from Hawkenlye Abbey is summoned to the Ile d'Oleron by Queen Eleanor and have journeyed hundreds of miles for more than three weeks to…
On Ely Island the Normans are claiming authority by building a magnificent cathedral. When Morcar is attacked, his cousin Lassair is sent to nurse him. Morcar tells Lassair tales of…
In 1210, after a visit to St. Edmund’s Chapel, Helewise’s 11-year-old granddaughter, Rosamund, goes missing–and soon all that they hold dear is threatened.
A secretive stranger arrives at New Winnowlands, and Sir Josse d'Acquin guesses that he is a returning Crusader. Josse allows him to put up in an outhouse, and seeks the…
October, 1093. On a perilous journey north in search of King William, Lassair and her former lover Rollo are pursued by a skilled and ruthless assassin. They do not know…
Gabriel Taverner is surprised to receive an urgent summons from his old naval captain, who believes his ship is haunted by an evil spirit. Dismissive of the crew’s talk of…
October, 1093. At her mentor’s urgent request, Lassair is accompanying Gurdyman across the sea to Spain. But why is he insistent on embarking on this difficult and dangerous journey just…
July, 1100. After seven years away, Lassair is finally going home. Before she can reunite with her loved ones, however, she has a promise to keep. Old flame - and…
Introducing Dr Gabriel Taverner in the first of a gripping series of British mysteries set in early 17th century Devon.
October, 1604. When a member of Shakespeare’s theatre troupe collapses in Plymouth, after performing a violent supernatural play to a packed audience, physician-sleuth Gabriel Taverner finds himself caught in a…
London, August 1881. Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham have cause to celebrate: business is thriving. Lily privately wishes for a case that doesn't involve the tangled love affairs…
When the emaciated body of a vagrant is found on the moor, it’s the verdict of physician Gabriel Taverner that the man died of natural causes. But who was he…
On Ely Island, the Normans proclaim their authority with the construction of a magnificent cathedral. When Morcar is attacked, his cousin Lassair is sent to nurse him. Morcar tells Lassair…
Former ship’s surgeon Gabriel Taverner is trying to re-establish himself as a physician in rural Devon. But it’s not easy to gain the locals’ trust, and several disturbing incidents convince…
England has been invaded. The country is divided. Some support Prince Louis of France; others remain loyal to the king. King John summons Sir Josse d'Acquin to support him, but…
Accounts clerk Ernest Stibbins approaches the World’s End investigation bureau claiming his wife Albertina has been warned by her spirit guides that someone is out to harm her. Lily Raynor…
February, 1212. Sir Josse d'Acquin and Helewise are summoned to Southfire Hall, where Josse’s elderly uncle, Hugh, lies dying, surrounded by his children. But the pair soon discovers that Hugh’s…
London, August 1881. Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham have cause to celebrate: business is thriving. Lily privately wishes for a case that doesn’t involve the tangled love affairs…
