Janet Gleeson

The extraordinary true story of the invention of European porcelain focusing on alchemist Johann Frederick Bottger who inadvertently discovered the arcanum; Johan Gregor Herold, an ambitious artist who developed colours and patterns of unparalleled brilliance and Johann Joachim Kaendler, a virtuoso sculptor who used the Meissen porcelain to invent a new art form.

In 18th century London, Nathaniel Hopson does not believe the suicide verdict on his patron, Lord Montfort. When a second body is found Nathaniel's investigation takes him from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the slums of Fleet Street searching for the key to unlock the Grenadillo Box found in Montfort's hand.

In the eighteenth century, mathematician John Law fled to France with another man's wife and a bright idea.This idea gained the approval of Louis XV and led to the formation of the first French bank to issue paper currency.

In 1756, Joshua Pope accepts a commission to paint a wedding portrait for Herbert Bentnick and Sabine Mercier at Astley in Richmond. When a body is found in Sabine's conservatory, Joshua investigates, but when Sabine's valuable necklace goes missing he is implicated. Now he urgently needs to discover what is happening at Astley.

Agnes Meadowes has found a quiet refuge as cook to a family of renowned London silversmiths, the Blanchards. One night in 1750, their most expensive piece is stolen, an apprentice is murdered and a maid disappears. Agnes is called upon by her master to investigate 'below stairs', drawing her into London's criminal underworld.