The Language of FoodEngland 1835. Eliza Acton is a poet who dreams of seeing her words in print. But when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher, shes told that poetry is not the business of a lady. Instead, they want her to write a cookery book. Thats what readers really want from women. England is awash with exciting new ingredients, from spices to exotic fruits. But no one knows how to use them Eliza leaves the offices appalled. But when her father is forced to

she forensically pieces together his life

This follows on from the Sword in the Stone

and black jar he discovers while digging a badgers sett sparks the interest of the local vicar

THROUGH THE DARK TIMES

Kihrin is horrified to learn hes at the centre of an ancient prophecy

her search takes a sinister and dangerous turn

British readers might think they know what to expect from Nordic noir: a tortured detective

Richard Woodman deftly concludes the career of his sea-hero

and shown an unsuspected mastery of the working of political intrigue

she herself emerges

Billy suspects something sinister may be at work

Its ghost map is quickly established in the reader's head