Simmy Brown had hoped that her autumn would be less frantic than usual to give her a chance to enjoy..

Italy 1933. Fresh from her exploits in Berlin British photographer Elena Standish is chosen for a se..

1935. At 36 Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin Thomas acting as his unpaid servant. But..

A short story from British Library Crime Classic Deep Waters. This story recounts Sherlock Holmes’..

1895. Former Scotland Yard detective Daniel Wilson made famous from his days working the Jack the Ri..

When irascible farmer Guy Beardon meets a very dirty death in his own farmyard it seems like an acci..

Nina Cattermole had an unusual death: headbutted by a horse as she protested against the local hunt...

When the body of a herdsman is discovered in a farm building Detective Sergeant Den Cooper is more t..

Fifty-five-year-old Jim Lapsford makes an unusually healthy-looking corpse. Having spent his life ta..

With Peaceful Repose Cemetery Drew Slocombe is determined to revolutionise the entire death industry..

Karen Slocombe isn’t sure why she visited SuperFare that day - as a committed member of the Food C..

It’s with mixed motives that Karen Slocombe’s cousin Penn pays her a visit. Not only does Penn w..

London 1895. Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton have been hired by the Natural History Museum to find ..

Yorkshire 1930. Kate Shackleton arrives at the garden party with her niece Harriet to celebrate the ..

The year is 1969 and Jack Sheffield is a young teacher in need of a job. In a room full of 29 other ..