The Pure LandThis work talks about new lands, loves lost, histories made. The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is a gutsy eighteen year old who grasps the chance of escape to foreign lands and takes a posting as a trader in Japan. Within ten years he amasses a great fortune, learns the ways of the samurai, and, on the other side of the law, brings about the overthrow of the Shogun. Yet beneath Glover's astonishing success lies a man cut to the heart. His love affair

the elusiveness of art and the torment of love

A month after Beatrice begins her quest for health and glamour her distraught husband arrives at the police station to report her missing

it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realises

Unruly crowds descend on Crillick's Variety Theatre

man and woman

In disguise and accompanied by the ungainly Sam Swann

'Historical fiction doesn't get much better than this' Angus Donald

yet also erratic and untrustworthy

Set in contemporary Bombay and other cities

As Lena's investigations progress

Crossroad Blues won noir fans with its nod to the masters and thrilled readers with a wild ride along Highway 61

In his stories