Nicola Down

By turns poignant, comic and uplifting, this is a book of stories, all of them true, though sometimes perhaps a little bent out of shape in the telling. Sometimes things are more ordinary than you think. And sometimes they're a whole lot odder than you can possibly imagine.

Queen of Crime, P.D. James, continues the story of Darcy and Elizabeth of Pride and Prejudice, in this historical detective novel. On the eve of the annual autumn ball the Darcys, and their visitors, are shocked by the arrival of an uninvited guest who announces that her husband has been murdered.

India Selwyn Jones is a lady doctor in 1900 who defies convention and finds a post in London's East End. Gangland boss, Sid Malone has a hidden charm and when India is called to treat him after a dockside brawl, their friendship becomes more intense. But Sid Malone is not his real name and he has a past and enemies by the score. X rated, contains offensive language.