George Griffin

Infamous as the person who 'cut the rope' to fellow mountaineer Joe Simpson on an epic climb, the author has continued climbing the hardest routes. In this book Simon Yates helps us to understand what drives people into these extreme situations.

Jake's adventures with his older brother turn to something more sinister. A ghost story full of tension and excitement.

The internationally celebrated artist and wildlife conservationist has a third passion - steam trains. In this book he tells of the trials and tribulations of steam locomotive preservation.

A fascinating book about a fish and man's involvement with what was once one of the world's most plentiful foodstuffs. The book shows us what we can lose when we treat the environment so badly.

Strangefields Farm has been notorious for its sinister history ever since artist Jackson Temples lured young women there to model for disturbing works of art.Some of those girls never left the house alive. Now, decades later, Strangefields is to be transformed into a holiday village, but the developers hopes of its dark history being forgotten are dashed when a skull is found on the site. And when a local florist is found murdered in an echo of Temples' crimes,DI Wesley Peterson fears that a copycat killer is at large.As Wesley's friend, archaeologist Dr Neil Watson, uncovers the secrets of Strangefields' grisly past, it appears that an ancient tale of the dead returning to torment the living might not be as fantastical as it seems...  Book 23 of series.

Vienna 1903, and an operatic diva, Ida Rosenkrantz, is found dead in her villa. It appears she has taken an overdose of morphine, but a broken rib suggests other possibilities. DI Oskar Rheinhardt seeks the assistance of his young friend, psychoanalyst Dr Max Liebermann in the investgation.

A history of the Great Western Railway which would appeal to enthusiasts of steam railway.

Life and times on the railways of yesteryear.

Twelve-year-old Colin knows little about his father except that he must have fought in the war. His mother says nothing about him, so Colin turns to films for images of what his father might have been. Weaving in and out of Colin's real life, his imagined film explores issues of loyalty and betrayal and searches for the answer to the question 'What is a man?'

CONTENT WARNING: contains language some listeners may find offensive. 

Tales of life along the Settle-Carlisle railway line.

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.

Sequel to: 'Steam Up!' (4796). The author reveals the fun ordinary railwaymen had in their work when steam was king.

Frank's paper-round opens up a new world to him. Sister Maggie is a most unlikely nun, Tim shows him what a room of his own could be like and the papers provide the material for his project. But from his encounter with 'Foxy', Frank wonders if he is responsible for the burglaries of Tim's house?

The story of life on the footplate, and the competition for speed in the railways' age of steam.

Alf Wight was brought up in Glasgow where he later attended Veterinary College. Essentially a private man, he later became known to millions under his pen name, James Herriot, but he never let fame and wealth change him.

An interesting account of the author's career working on a steam railway.

The author takes you with him on a worldwide series of romantic railway journeys.

The story of the Cornish Riviera Express which ran from Paddington to Penzance.

A study of Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, a legendary padre of the first world war, and proclaimer of Christian truth and social justice throughout the troubled 1920s.