When Olivia's beloved Aunt Grace passes she leaves everything to her niece with one condition: Olivi..

''Born and brought up in Suffolk Ronald Blythe produced an instant classic with Akenfield. Only a ma..

1915. While World War One changes the country with food becoming scarce and Britain's young men bein..

In the spring of 1990 we return to Champton where the characters we've come to love are all aflutter..

November 1942. Even during wartime the glitz and glamour of the ballroom shines through at Christmas..

Nick is the most intriguing man Nella has met in a while. He's a 9 in the looks department (no one g..

Lizzie has just arrived in London determined to make the best of her new life. Her mother may be kee..

Can two young women and one book change the course of war . . . ? 1940. Whip-smart librarian Peggy S..

Cliffehaven 1946. The war is over and those who have spent years fighting behind enemy lines are fin..

Matt Baker is happiest on the farm. Away from the bright lights of hosting our favourite television ..

21-year-old Alix is studying in Paris far away from Sasha her Serbian father and Leonora her English..

A handsome if slightly shabby stone house in Upper Oddington is home to Umberto Kingley as well as h..

Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the 1950s but no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford..

Impossible crime stories have delighted readers since the invention of detective fiction as puzzle-l..

June 1914. Edie Moore is a Governess for Lord and Lady Moreland living comfortably at the grand Down..

The peace of Kielder Water is shattered when tourists open a barrel they found floating in the reser..

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to Fair Isle...

When five corpses in various states of decomposition are found chained to the walls of an overgrown ..

Summer is in full swing when Daisy drives back into Wynmouth in her almost-clapped-out car having le..

A summer cruise should be just the ticket for a few weeks of relaxation - but for the passengers and..

1963. Alexandra arrives at a chateau in Provence: old substantial its four large towers seeming to g..

Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted. His face is splashed across newspapers. His paren..

Heartbroken and humiliated Emma Tremayne has finally escaped from her high-powered PR job. Moving to..

SPRING 1940. GERMANY IS AT WAR. HITLER IS PREPARING TO UNLEASH THE BLITZKRIEG. IN BERLIN WHERE EVIL ..

January 1942. The new year brings heartache for Bobby Bancroft. Not only must she say goodbye to her..

Brothers Carl and Roy Opgard have succeeded in life. Or at least they've had as much success as is p..

Agatha Raisin's private detective agency is working flat out on a series of burglaries which take a ..

Far away and long ago when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black and..

Agatha Raisin can think of nothing duller than a lecture on birdwatching. . . but events take a thri..

Change is afoot in the usually sleepy village of Risingdale. Gerald Gaunt headmaster of the primary ..

Liverpool 1942. Though they may be posted miles apart Cadi and Jez's love for one another is stronge..

Jude has never been averse to a bit of a flutter; her friend Carole on the other hand thinks that th..

It's been a few months since murder tore the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Clement tr..

Having landed a small part in a new West End play The Habit of Faith Charles Paris is dismayed to di..

Cambridge 1944. Bill Anderson is a restless young fighter pilot who finds himself grounded for a wee..

Martha Owen has not had an easy start in life. Her abusive father dominates the family and she has l..

Prior to assuming his new role with a different constabulary Danny Maik has taken a holiday in Singa..

Tired of endless tarmac and keen to see more on his travels than the tail-lights of the car in front..

1916. East London. When 16-year-old Clover Cooper's mother Iris calls her home from work one day the..

Survival. It's all down to who you trust. Aiden O'Hara has been head of the family since he was kid ..

October 1940. Twenty-three-year-old Bobby Bancroft is working as a typist for a city newspaper but s..

Olivia and Anthony are planning A Very Extravagant Wedding at the newest hotel on the tiny Scottish ..

In 2004 the body of a young Perth woman was found on the grounds of a primary school. Her name was R..

Jinx Sullivan should be enjoying a peaceful retirement in the Cotswolds - but peace has never really..

Ex child star Posy Starling is finally filming her dream role - Dahlia Lively in The Lady Detective ..

While making merry at the York Christmas Book Fair Kitt Hartley finds herself drawn into a murder my..

Lake District 1942. Spring is in the air at Mary Vale Mother and Baby Home. Beautiful Stella has bee..

Detective Inspector Jack Frost officially on duty is nevertheless determined to sneak off to a colle..

It's 1937 and for sisters Lizzie and Milly Travis there's nothing quite like the thrill of the funfa..

Laurel Nightingale wants to start again. However after discovering a dead body shortly after arrivin..