Malk Williams
1) Storm horse
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His mother left three years ago, so when twelve-year-old Flip's thieving father dies he goes to live with his stern and hostile uncle on the remote Dutch island of Mossum; there he works on the farm, dreams of his mother coming to get him, deals with the local bullies, and his only "friend' is a strange, mute girl whom he thinks of as the ghost girl--until he rescues a horse from the stormy sea and discovers a new purpose in caring for his charge....
2) Arrowood
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Arrowood novels (Mick Finlay) volume 1
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1895: London's scared. A killer haunts the city's streets. The poor are hungry; crime bosses are taking control; the police force stretched to breaking point. While the rich turn to Sherlock Holmes, the celebrated private detective rarely visits the densely populated streets of South London, where the crimes are sleazier and the people are poorer. In a dark corner of Southwark, victims turn to a man who despises Holmes, his wealthy clientele and his...
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Arrowood novels (Mick Finlay) volume 2
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"Where evil lies buried. 1896: Sherlock Holmes has once again hit the headlines, solving mysteries for the cream of aristocracy. But among the workhouses and pudding shops of South London, private detective William Arrowood is presented with far grittier, more violent and considerably less well-paid cases. Arrowood has no doubt who is the better detective, and when Mr. and Mrs. Barclay engage him to find their estranged daughter, Birdie, he's sure...
4) Arrowood
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Arrowood novels (Mick Finlay) volume 1
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1895: La ciudad de Londres está asustada. Un asesino está al acecho en las calles, los pobres están hambrientos, los cabecillas de las bandas criminales están haciéndose con el control, las fuerzas policiales no dan abasto.
Los ricos acuden a Sherlock Holmes, pero el aclamado detective privado no pisa casi nunca las densamente pobladas calles del sur de Londres, las calles donde los crímenes son más sórdidos y la gente más pobre.
En una oscura...
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It's DCI Warren Jones' coldest case yet... The body of Reginald Williamson had been well concealed under a bush in Middlesbury Common and the murder efficiently carried out - a single stab wound to the chest. Reggie's dog had been killed just as efficiently. With no clues or obvious motive, the case is going nowhere. Then he gets a break. Warren's instincts tell him that the informant is dodgy - a former police officer under investigation. But when...
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Arrowood novels (Mick Finlay) volume 4
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London Society takes their problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood. 'Finlay depicts a seedy, desperate London and vivid characters with considerable skill' The Times Nowhere to hide.
London, 1879. As winter grips the city, a group of African travellers seek sanctuary inside the walls of the Quaker Meeting House. They are being hunted by a ruthless showman, who is forcing them to perform in his ethnic exhibition in the London Aquarium....
7) Time to Kill
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Seven days until the killer strikes again—but who is next? DCI Warren Jones is deep into the investigation into an apparent murder-suicide when another case is thrust onto his desk. Winnie Palmer, missing for two months, has been found dead, her body stripped and propped against a tree in the woods. Two cases are more than enough to handle—but things get even harder for the team when they realize the cases might be linked. And when a third suspicious...
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If you play with fire, you’re going to get burned…
It should be an easy solve: a murder in broad daylight with two eyewitnesses. But the victim is the son of a notorious local crime family who has a habit of hitting on other men’s wives; the witnesses are Serbian nationals who speak limited English.
For DCI Warren Jones, this is his most challenging case yet. As the suspects pile up, the victim’s family work to protect their son’s memory...
9) Cathedral
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At the center of this story is the Cathedral. Its design and construction in the 13th and 14th centuries in the Rhineland town of Hagenburg unites a vast array of unforgettable characters whose fortunes are inseparable from the shifting political factions and economic interests vying for supremacy. From the bishop to his treasurer to local merchants and lowly stonecutters, everyone, even the town's Jewish denizens, is implicated and affected by the...
10) The Capsarius
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Warrior and combat medic, Titus Cervianus, must lead a legion and quell the uprisings in Egypt in a new Roman adventure from Simon Turney.
Egypt. 25 BC.Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. A former surgeon from the city of Ancyra, he's now a capsarius — a combat medic. Cervianus is a pragmatist, a scientist, and truly unpopular with his legion.
The Twenty Second Deiotariana have been sent to deal with uprisings and chaos in Egypt. Yet the Twenty...
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In 1994, Marko Novak's world is torn apart by the death of his best friend - Kemal Lekic; a soldier in the Bosnian war. After the funeral, Marko flees to England, hoping to put his broken homeland behind him. In 2004, human rights researcher Anya Teal is following a tenuous lead in the hunt for a Bosnian man with blood on his hands. What no-one can know is that a disaster as destructive as war is approaching… a disaster that will connect the fates...
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The Emperor Henry of the Holy Roman Empire is dying and his wife, the Empress Matilda is in danger from those who would use her to gain the title and the power, King Henry of England sends Alfraed of Norton to rescue her and avoid a war. With enemies from France, Flanders and the Empire as well as Norman traitors, the handful of Northern Knights have to fight across Europe and back. A fast moving novel which moves from Germany to the Scottish borders...
13) Out of Sight
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When a body is found abandoned under a bridge, teeth and fingerprints removed, DCI Warren Jones and his team have little to go on. And once they finally identify the victim, the case doesn't get any easier. Estranged from his family but desperate to reconnect, the victim led a solitary life — apart from secretive liaisons with a series of partners he met online. Could one of them be guilty of his murder? Or does the truth lie closer to home? The...
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A unique history of plant and animal invaders of the British isles spanning thousands of years of arrivals and escapes, as well as defenses mounted and a look to the future. As Brits we pride ourselves as stoic defenders, boasting a record of resistance dating back to 1066. Yet, even a cursory examination of the natural world reveals that while interlopers of the human variety may have been kept at bay, our islands have been invaded, conquered and...
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Discover this beloved masterpiece of nature writing that is a hymn to creation and the power of the individual to do their bit to change the world for the better.In 1910, while hiking through the wild lavender in a wind-swept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes across a shepherd called Elzéard Bouffier. Staying with him, he watches Elzéard sorting and then planting hundreds of acorns as he walks through the wilderness.Ten years later, after...
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This book has been a long time coming. Since 1086, in fact. For centuries, England's Establishment have been able to cover up how they got their hands on millions of acres of common land, by building walls, burying surveys and more recently, sheltering behind offshore shell companies. But with the dawn of digital mapping and the Freedom of Information Act, they can no longer hide. Trespassing through country estates and empty Mayfair mansions, writer...
17) Web of Lies
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When mother-of-two Louisa doesn't return home from work one night, her husband raises the alarm. Investigating the workshop where she ran her mail-order business reveals signs she was taken by force—and DCI Warren Jones is put on the case. As Warren and his team begin to dig into the missing woman's life, a complex network of relationships emerges. Who is Louisa's husband talking to on his second, secret phone? What's the truth about her relationship...
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In April 2019 Lord Ashcroft published the results of his year-long investigation into South Africa's captive-bred lion industry, showing why this sickening trade, which involves appalling cruelty to the King of the Savannah from birth to death, has become a stain on the country. Unfair Game, features the shocking results of a new inquiry Lord Ashcroft has carried out into South Africa's lion business. He shows how tourists are unwittingly being used...
19) Anglesey Blue
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DI Tudor Manx was hoping for a quiet life. But his hopes are dashed when there's a gruesome find - a mutilated body, crucified to the bow of a fishing boat. Is this a message or a macabre premonition? Manx's past still haunts him - the disappearance of his younger sister, Miriam; a cold case that remains unsolved. Can he work it all out before the body count rises? Murder. Betrayal. Revenge. This is the first book in the thrilling new DI Tudor Manx...
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The throne of England is slipping from King Henry's grasp. His only son has drowned in the English Channel and the predators are gathering ready to devour both England and Normandy. When the last of King Harold's Housecarls returns to England to die he brings with him a reluctant hero who will save the kingdom. Alfraed, son of Ridley, is the first of a new breed, he is an English Knight. English Knight is a fast moving audiobook set in that most turbulent...