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Inspector Lynley No. XVII. Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough, Cresswell's uncle. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives. Deborah's investigation of the prime suspect - Bernard's prodigal son Nicholas, a recovering drug addict - leads her to Nicholas's wife, a woman with whom she feels a kinship, a woman as fiercely protective as she is beautiful. Lynley and Simon delve for information from the rest of the family, including the victim's bitter ex-wife and the man he left her for - and Bernard himself. As the investigation escalates, the Fairclough family's veneer cracks, with deception and self-delusion threatening to destroy everyone from the Fairclough patriarch to Tim, the troubled son Ian left behind. -
Book IV and the conclusion of the Chanur series. Alien entities called "humans" send their first exploration ship into Compact space, disrupting the seven Compact races' alliance. Pyanfar Chanur and her feline hani crew give shelter to the only surviving human from the ship, pitching them into the center of a galactic maelstrom which could cause interstellar war. Cover art by Mick Posen.
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Book V of Jerry Cornelius. Una and Catherine - lovers, revolutionaries and time travellers extraordinare - are now flashing through the dimensions in a dazzling kaleidoscope of real and imaginary twentieth centuries, a riotous extravaganza of alternative pasts, presents and futures in a madly unpredictable trip...filled with unruly, catastrophic and fantastic adventures. With Jerry Cornelius and a host of Moorcock creations close at hand, the action is immense! Cover art by Melvyn Grant. -
Legend said the Empire Stone was larger than a fist and could light a man's path in the dead of night. Fashioned by the Gods - or demons - it could bring awesome power and untold riches to anyone who possessed it. But it was lost when the city of Thyone was destroyed. The Year of the Mouse has begun badly for Peirol of the Moorlands. Having fallen in with Koosh Begee and his gang of tricksters, he taken to gambling. And he's lost. Peirol soon realises he's been trapped and Begee forces him to recover a long-lost gem from a ruined temple. Peirol begins an incredible adventure of danger, magic and mystery, ruthless warlords and wild sorcerers in search of the fabled Empire Stone. Cover art by David O'Connor. -
2010 - almost the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic. The remains of the great ocean liner lie 4 kilometres down on the Grand Banks of the Atlantic Ocean, an endless reminder of man's technological frailty in the face of natural perils. But now, the urge to raise the wreck is irrestistible. From the West comes one solution; from the East another. Both are marvels of technological imagination; both can succeed. But there are other powers at work and the wreck may yet hold a surprise or two for those who would return her to the eyes of the world. -
Book I of The Mordred Cycle. Mordred, the tainted innocent, comes of age in a remote corner of the land of Arthur. Always a law unto himself, he is troubled by the visits of the cryptic 'strays'. Challenging him, they offer the keys not only to Arthur's kingdom, but to a darker, uncharted realm within Mordred himself. Now at last he must confront the mystery of his birth and embark on a cyclical quest, leading him to both destiny and nemesis.
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Inspector Lynley No. XVI. While Lynley is still on compassionate leave after the murder of his wife, Isabelle Ardery is brought into the Met as his temporary replacement. The discovery of a body in a Stoke Newington cemetery offers Isabelle the chance to make her mark with a high profile murder investigation. Persuading Lynley back to work seems the best way to guarantee a result: Lynley's team is fiercely loyal to him and Isabelle needs them all - especially Barbara Havers - on side. The Met is twitchy: a series of PR disasters has undermined its confidence. Isabelle knows that she'll be operating under the unforgiving scrutiny of the media and she's quick - perhaps too quick - to pin the murder on a convenient suspect. The murder trail leads Lynley and Havers to the New Forest, and the eventual resolution of a case with roots in a long-ago act of violence that has poisoned subsequent generations to create a tragic and shocking outcome. -
After the death of her father, Bryony Ashley returned from abroad to find that his estate would become the responsibility of her cousin Emory - Ashley Court and its load of debt was no longer her problem. But she believed there had been something odd about her father's death. Bryony had inherited the Ashley 'Sight' and so, she knew, had one of the male Ashleys. Since childhood, the two had communicated through thought patterns, though Bryony had no idea of his identity. Now she was determined to find him. But danger waited for her in the old moated house, with its curious garden maze and memories.
