Murder at Holly House'A wonderfully entertaining mystery with great characters, setting and period detail.' Ian Moore, bestselling author of Death and Croissants 'A complete joy' Miranda Dickinson 'Best read of the year' Quintin Jardine A village of secrets It's December 1952, and a dead stranger has been found lodged up the chimney of Holly House in the remote town of Elderby. Is he a simple thief, or a would be killer? Either way, he wasn't on anyone's Christmas wish

who suddenly finds himself allotted a hero's role

Clara learns that magic serves a higher purpose and that some myths are much more deadly in the flesh

and as shells fall in Flanders

to the verdict and its violent aftershocks told through the vivid chorus of those involved: the guilty

Fourth Wing is a high-stakes

Siobhan meanwhile has problems of her own

dandy and terribly good secret agent - is feeling his age

applying her sharp wits to the race to identify the victims and the reasons behind their abduction

this is a fable for all ages

Ben Smith has created a vision of the future in which the world ends with neither a bang nor a whimper but just rusts gradually into the sea

corruption and kindness

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