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A commander of a German U boat UB-116 plans and executes a suicide attack on the British fleet in Scapa Flow in the final days of WW I.  Based on real events and well researched, there can be no victory for the crew.  The moral dilemma is agonizing, but clear. Honor or dishonor, but at what...

Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, “one of the great fictional heroines” (Parade), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival. When Catherine Saxon, an American correspondent reporting...

As her New York Times bestselling novels always remind us, Anne Perry is a matchless guide to both the splendor and the shame of the British Empire at the height of its influence. In her twentieth William Monk mystery, she brings us to London’s grand Mayfair mansions, where the arrogant masters...

Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy...

A historically informed and informing study guide to of Scott's four great novels of British India - The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils - and of the popular coda, Staying On. The book covers Paul Scott's Life and works, the British Raj, imperial...

In such poems as "Gunga Din," "Mandalay," "Tommy," "Danny Deever," "If —," "The White Man's Burden," and "The Female of the Species," Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) evoked stirring images and created archetypes of British character...

Good houseguests don’t get accused of murder… Kate Sharp loves the perks of her location scout profession. When she fills in for a researcher at a Regency-themed English house party, she’s looking forward to indulging in the posh atmosphere of tea on the lawn and elegant candlelight dinners,...

DETECTIVE JOE HOGARTH IS CALLED TO SOLVE A BRUTAL MURDER AT A TURKISH TAKEAWAY. THE SHADOW OF A NOTORIOUS GANGLAND CRIMINAL FAMILY HANGS OVER THE BODY… AND A DARK FEUD BETWEEN TWO FAMILIES BRINGS VIOLENCE TO THE STREETS… Murdered kebab shop owner Baba Sen was beloved by his clientele. Sen...

A new novel written by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! Fresh out of Cambridge University, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name for himself in government, working for the Secretary of State for War. Yet this most British of civil servants has strong ties to the faraway island...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Anne Perry's Dorchester Terrace. The man who lies bleeding to death in a London brickyard is no ordinary drifter but a secret informant with details of an international plot against the British government. Special Branch...

“One of the best historical series being written today.” —Washington Post Book World   The accolades keep pouring in for Charles Todd and his New York Times Notable, Edgar® Award-nominatedseries featuring British police inspector and shell-shocked World War I veteran Ian...

A set of perfectly puzzling British whodunits featuring Detective Inspector Sloan—from a CWA Diamond Dagger winner and “most ingenious” author (The New Yorker). Over the course of twenty-four crime novels set in the fictional County of Calleshire, England, and featuring the sleuthing...

'I love these books. The characters are so believable.' A Little Laughter. A Little Mayhem. A Little MURDER... * For Readers who like Detective Series with a bit of humor and very little gore. * Murder victim Adrienne Staveley had a husband, a stepson, and several lovers. And while other men...

A set of intriguing British whodunits featuring Detective Inspector Sloan—from a CWA Diamond Dagger winner and “most ingenious” author (The New Yorker).   Over the course of twenty-four crime novels set in the fictional County of Calleshire, England, and featuring the sleuthing team of shrewd...