Allison Busby imprint: 458 books

1945 and the war is drawing to a close For three years, the land girls at Post Stone Farm have worked together, defying Hitler in their own way. They have witnessed love and loss, found their independence, and made lifetime friends. Her years as warden of a Land Army hostel have transformed...

Christine Banner is alone after her father’s death, penniless but armed with an iron will. Determined to put London behind her and find a place to call home, her search takes her to the New Forest where she stumbles upon Lord Frenshaw’s estate. Her skill at handling some of the large and difficult...

‘The real joy of Marsali Taylor’s work is the richness of her portrayal of the Shetland background and inhabitants . . . Cass Lynch is an unusual protagonist, a stand-out in an overcrowded genre’ Mystery People Cass Lynch abandons her largely solitary life when she is given the position...

Every memory holds forbidden places, places of shame or terror not willingly revisited, sometimes merely a cruel word said in haste and never forgotten, a mean or thoughtless action, but sometimes that memory is a monster, foul murder left untried. The year is 1860 and Inspector Faro has been...

The powerful final chapter in the seasons of war quartet Christmas 1917, and as the Lilley family gathers at the Rectory in the Sussex village of Ashden, the mood is far from festive. The war grinds on, new ration measures are introduced and any hope of returning to life as it was before the...

September, 1938 Britain is at war and Ruth Aspinall, a gifted pilot, is determined to join the Air Transport Auxiliary, an organisation of civilian pilots who ferry aircraft to wherever they’re needed. Meanwhile over in America, siblings Jack and Lucy Nelson, both experienced pilots themselves,...

August, 1811. The latest mistress of George, Prince of Wales, has been murdered in the royal bedchamber, and – more worryingly for the Prince – the historic jewel the Stuart Sapphire has gone missing. The newly created prince Regent knows that rumours of a sordid scandal must be avoided at all...

‘A DEVILISHLY CUNNING AND CREEPILY MACABRE MURDER MYSTERY’ PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH Matt Hunter lost his faith a long time ago. Formerly a minister, he’s now a professor of sociology writing a book that debunks the Christian faith while assisting the police with religiously motivated...

‘IT’S A CRIME STORY WOUND UP IN SUPERNATURAL, NERVE-JANGLING CREEPINESS. BE WARNED, YOU’LL BE PEERING UNDER THE BED BEFORE YOU SWITCH OUT THE LIGHT!’ PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH Fifteen years ago, 29 Barley Street in Menham, south London became notorious as the scene of alleged poltergeist...

‘I RACED THROUGH THIS – ROBERT SCRAGG’S STORYTELLING IS FIRST RATE. WE’LL BE SEEING A LOT MORE OF PORTER AND STYLES’ WILLIAM RYAN DID SHE SLIP, OR WAS SHE PUSHED? When a severed hand is found in an abandoned London flat, Detective Inspector Jake Porter and his partner Detective...

San Francisco, 1904. Georgia Briscoe, a young woman from a good family, is unwillingly betrothed to businessman Drew Kemp when she falls for handsome British sailor Ellis Cowper. Drew has the charm to dazzle everyone around him, but once the couple are married, it transpires that Drew’s charm is...

Mo Smith understands that we want to make sure our families eat well, using the best of the season’s ingredients, while realising that few of us have time for complex cooking. The result is a perfect collection of recipes that all feature a time-saving and corner-cutting tip. Find delicious...

‘A really evocative and fascinating read – history and humanity shine through’ The Book Trail Isabel, born into the British Raj, and Asha, a young Hindu girl, both consider India their home. Mischance will bring them together and drive them from the bustle of Delhi to the shores of the...

‘I swore by Elvis and all the saints that this last teenage year of mine was going to be a real rave. Yes, man, come whatever, this last year of the teenage dream I was out for kicks and fantasy’ London, 1958. A new phenomenon is causing a stir: the teenager. In the smoky jazz clubs...