Sandra Duncan

Inspector Archie Penrose has invited Josephine Tey to his family home in Cornwall. But death clouds the holiday when the local theatre proves to be a stage for real-life tragedy. Archie and Josephine must confront the violent reality which lies beneath a seemingly idyllic community...

Spain 1939. Julia enters a convent to stay safe during the war. Whilst volunteering in a maternity clinic, the worrying adoption practices force Sister Julia to decide to help those placed in her care. England, 2011. Six months after her parents' death, 34-year-old journalist Ruby Rae unearths a devastating secret her parents have kept from her all her life.

Summer 1940, most eyes are on the skies. But young Evie Lucas spends hours sketching endless portraits of a dashing young pilot called Tony. His parents want something to remember him by if it all goes wrong… Seventy years later, art historian Lucy is uncovering the mystery surrounding a painting. But as she stirs up a hornet’s nest of history, Lucy finds that some stories are buried in the darkness forever, while some are just waiting to be told…

A snowy Christmas gathering on an island off the Cornish coast goes murderously wrong in this festive Golden Age mystery. December 1938, and storm clouds hover once again over Europe. Josephine Tey and Archie Penrose gather with friends for a Cornish Christmas, but two strange and brutal deaths on St Michael's Mount - and the unexpected arrival of a world famous film star, in need of sanctuary - interrupt the festivities. Cut off by the sea and a relentless blizzard, the hunt for a murderer begins. Pivoting on a real moment in history, the ninth novel in the 'Josephine Tey' series draws on all the much-loved conventions of the Golden Age Christmas mystery, whilst giving them a thrilling contemporary twist.

When Josephine Tey inherits a remote Suffolk cottage from her godmother, it comes full of secrets. Josephine knows that there is something dark that has a hold on this small community. Is it the sinister ghosts of past murders, or is there something very much alive that she needs to beware of?

Golden Age of Crime writer Josephine Tey features as the lead character in the richly-peopled world of 1930s theatre which formed the other half of her life: an original murder mystery based on real life events.

Writer Josephine Tey joins her friends in Portmeirion, meeting with Alfred Hitchcock to sign a film deal. But things get out of hand when a Hollywood actress is brutally murdered. Chief Inspector Archie Penrose is unsatisfied with the investigation. Then years later another murder drives Penrose back to Portmeirion to uncover the shocking truth.

May, 1937, and at the height of the Coronation celebrations, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose is called to the BBC to investigate the murder of a famous broadcaster, a death which Josephine Tey suspects is linked to a decade-old scandal. Soon she is forced to confront at first-hand the deadly consequences of love, deceit and betrayal.

Called to the peaceful churchyard of St-John's-at-Hampstead, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose faces one of the most unusual murders of his career. The case leads Archie to Cambridge, where his old friend Josephine Tey has recently settled. Before long, another body is discovered and Archie uncovers a connection twenty-five years old which haunted both victims - as well as some of their living companions. As Archie and Josephine grapple with savage malefactors, they must race to stop another attack...

The House of Farrell - home of The Cream, an iconic face product that has seen women flocking to its bijoux flagship store in the Berkeley Arcade since 1953. The legendary Athina Farrell remains the company's figurehead while Florence Hamilton plies their cosmetics with the utmost discretion. She is sales advisor - and holder of secrets - extraordinaire.

But of course the world of cosmetics is changing and the once glorious House of Farrell is now in decline, its customers tempted away by more fashionable brands.

Enter Bianca Bailey, formidable business woman, mother of three, and someone who always gets her way...

Jane Hawking relates the inside story of her extraordinary marriage. As Stephen's academic renown soared, his body was collapsing under the assaults of motor neurone disease, and Jane's candid account of trying to balance his 24-hour care with the needs of their growing family is inspirational.

When Josephine Tey sets out to write a novel about the notorious Finchley baby farmers, her research helps to solve the recent sadistic murder of a young seamstress. But when a second young woman is involved in an horrific accident, the search begins for a vicious killer who will stop at nothing to keep the past hidden.

Never before has criminal justice rested so heavily on scientific evidence. With ever-more sophisticated and powerful techniques at their disposal, forensic scientists have an unprecedented ability to help solve even the most complex cases.

Angela Gallop has been a forensic scientist for over 40 years. After joining the Forensic Science Service, the first crime scene she attended was for a case involving the Yorkshire Ripper. As well as working on a wide range of cases in many countries around the world, she is now the most sought-after forensic scientist in the UK, where she has helped solve numerous high-profile cases, including the investigation that finally absolved the Cardiff Three the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path murders, and the killings of Stephen Lawrence, Damilola Taylor, Rachel Nickell and Roberto Calvi.