Maltese Herring, The (The Herring Mysteries)Dr Hilary Joyner is neither well liked nor well respected among his academic peers. However, he believes his next project will bring him the recognition he deserves. He's working to uncover the truth behind the `buried treasure story', a local Sussex legend involving two invaluable golden statues, fabled to be hidden among the religious houses in the county. Although his latest book deadline is looming, Ethelred Tressider unwittingly finds himself

Maximilien Robespierre: small

for survival - and above all

the townsfolk of Seneca Falls are entranced

and explores the Statue of Liberty in her spare time

author of How to Ditch Your Fairy

and everything changes

no Nazi party

And only the young Contessa and the enemy engineer Giovanni understand they have to change too

all seasonal park employees

By someone who kills in the unmistakable style of an Imperial assassin

'A sharp and bittersweet story of past and future

loving parents back in London