Greg Georgeson

One of Flaxborough’s neighbouring towns, Chalmsbury, has been experiencing a series of explosions, which have destroyed several monuments. Inspector Purbright is seconded to the Chalmsbury police force to help try and discover who is responsible.

Winner of American National Book Award. Set during the American Civil War the novel encompasses all the tragedy and waste of war along with a powerful love story.

Living on the edge of society, odd job man Denis is desperate to prove himself. After a chance meeting with an inmate of the local open prison he gets his chance, and finds himself tangled up in murder and running for his life.

In 48BC Gordianus the Finder travels from Rome to Egypt. Once there he is forced to prove the innocence of the son he once disowned. He experiences the conflict between King Ptolemy and his sister, Cleopatra, and witnesses the encounter between Cleopatra and Caesar, that starts the love affair that reverberates down the centuries.