Jacobs: 1412 books

Saffron Lane was once a row of abandoned houses but is now bursting with new life, thanks to the efforts of owners Nell and Angus. Their plan to develop an artists’ colony is fast becoming a reality, as is their idea to transform the secret wartime messaging room in one of the houses into a museum. Emil...

Ralph and Claire have conceded defeat and married. Then war is declared, and both are called on to help defend the Empire. Ralph to his Uncle's regiment and Claire invited to Bletchley Park. A shift in the government's plans for both results in the discovery of a German Spy embedded in an old...

Just one man can make all the difference . . . 1931, Lancashire: When Finn Carlisle loses his wife and unborn child, he spends a few years travelling to keep the sad memories at bay. Just as he's ready to settle down again, his great-uncle dies and leaves everything to him. This includes Heythorpe...

Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite. Joseph Jacobs was a writer best known for collecting and publishing English fairy tales. This collection of fairy tales...

In this engaging tale from popular short-story writer W. W. Jacobs, a family bands together to crack the case of a missing piece of jewelry, attempting to catch the thief red-handed. But when they set their plan into motion, it quickly spirals out of control.

In this clever tale from W. W. Jacobs, a grocer is nagged to within an inch of his life by his pretentious wife and her family, who want the man to display finer manners. But when he takes their advice to the extreme, they soon find themselves longing for his former, more informal approach to life.

Claire Lane Mystery Series Books 1-3 The End of the Lane A Turn in the Lane Exit Lane Claire Perrigaux a clandestine SOE agent during WW2 operating from Saint Brieuc in Northern France,has a past life she doesn't like to talk about. In 1925, the world was a different...

The Assistant Registrar Emily Price, from the London Archives commits a crime of passion. Or is it? A man falls from the balcony. Was he pushed? And what is Emily Price hiding? Chief Police Inspector Ralph McGinniss from Scotland Yard investigates. He calls in his newly appointed assistant for help. Claire...

A body is found in a Trunk at Kings Cross Station in London. Nothing unusual, except Inspector Ralph McGinnis, is sent down from Scotland Yard to investigate. Recognized as retired Police Officer Casper Fellen, Ralph suspects he may have stumbled into the depths of gang warfare, and could there be...

Professor Claire Lane interrupted by a sudden telephone call to help in a murder investigation leaves the tranquility of Edinburgh for the country lanes of Oxford. Inspector Ralph McGinnis is puzzled. Unlike his colleague Miss Lane is adamant this is a copycat murder. Last seen in the seventeenth...

Claire Lane Mystery Series Books 4-6 The Slow Lane Dead End Lane Christmas Lane Claire Perrigaux a clandestine SOE agent during WW2 operating from Saint Brieuc in Northern France, has a past life she doesn't like to talk about. In 1925, the world was a different place. As a child pr … more

Claire Lane has joined the SOE- Special Operations Executive. Has she intentionally run away from Daroonga Castle and Ralph McGinniss? In France, Aunt Avery is running her brothel in Saint Brieuc. Next door to the German Radar Station. Ralph mounts an operation to rescue his wife from the beaches...

Kev's had a truly horrible year. After losing his mom, he was plunged into a deep depression, and only pulled through with his best friend Andrew's help. So when Andrew invites him to spend Christmas with his family in Connecticut, it would be pretty crappy to turn down the invitation, despite not...

In an interview with D. Berkley Jones, Jeff Jacobs once described his writing as "impressionistic literature." When asked if that meant he was lazy, the author responded by saying no, only that he liked to leave the stench of creation on every page and the job of interpretation up to the...