Given their cultural, intellectual, and scientific achievements, surely the Greeks were able to approach their economic affairs in a rational manner like modern individuals? Since the nineteenth century, many scholars have argued that premodern people did not behave like modern businesspeople, and that the “stagnation” that characterized the economy prior to the Industrial Revolution can be explained by a prevailing noneconomic mentality throughout premodern (and nonwestern) societies. Thi...

First commissioned by Bishop Gerard I of Cambrai (1012-1051) in 1023 or 1024, the Gesta episcoporum Cameracensium was the work of two authors, the second of whom completed the text shortly after the death of Bishop Gerard. The three books of the Gesta shed considerable light on the policies and actions of many of the key political and religious figures in an economically and intellectually vibrant region on the frontier between the German and French kingdoms. The Deed...

It was just an ordinary Wednesday lunchtime when Detective Martha Munro’s life changed forever.Her sergeant is speaking, but she barely hears what he’s telling her.Your mother has been shot dead. Your four-year-old daughter has been taken.There are no leads. Who would want to hurt her family?Martha realizes it’s time to ask herself some hard questions about her late father.He led the anti-corruption squad at Scotland Yard. It’s rumoured he kept a lis...

The exhilarating third installment in the Detective Martha Munro series.First comes the win. Then comes the catch . . .For years, Martha Munro dreamed of taking down her mother's killer. The charming, and rotten-to-the-core, DCI Tony Green.Martha exposed his corruption. The crimes he tried so hard to bury.Now he's back with a chilling new obsession: burying Martha.A string of threatening letters land on the doorstep of Martha's cozy Victorian terrace...

After the worst year of her life, Martha Munro is looking forward to getting back to the job she loves. She’s one of the best and brightest young detectives in the Met, but she’s immediately put on a seemingly pointless case . . .Martha is ordered to investigate a spate of cat abductions in leafy south London. Each time, the missing moggy turns up unharmed days later.But then one family receives a terrifying message: Next time it’s the kids.And an ambulance is sent ...

A spate of murders, deranged scientists and heavily armed mercenaries—little wonder there's a state of panic at Scotland Yard.Chief Inspector Brian Hooley has a plan, and it won't make him popular. He wants to bring back autistic detective Jonathan Roper.Currently suspended on misconduct charges, his condition, coupled with a relentless work-ethic, makes Roper a unique investigator with observational skills that allow him to see what others miss. But he is ...

It was an idea that was full of hope. But it turned into a nightmare. And now a serial killer wants to test himself against one of Scotland Yard's most unique investigators.Jonathan Roper is a key player in the elite Special Investigations Unit. His autism, and a relentless drive, have given him an extraordinary range of skills which make him a formidable detective. His reputation has grown to the point where he has been invited to join the digital fight against te...

No one would be crazy enough to detonate a nuclear device in London. Would they? We live in a dangerous world where people will do anything for money.Scotland Yard’s most unique investigator, Jonathan Roper, is called in amid fears that Russian agents are behind a plot to explode a dirty bomb in the UK capital.Together with his boss, Chief Inspector Brian Hooley, he is briefed on the nightmare scenario by MI5. Everyone from the Prime Minister down is hoping he can repeat the...

DISCOVER FIVE AMAZING SHORT STORIES BY FIVE BESTSELLING AUTHORS.Together these authors have sold over a million books. Now you can read a selection of their short stories packed with mystery, suspense and action.FORGOTTEN CRIMES by Michael HamblingFive years ago Suchi Kumar was brutally attacked. She hasn't forgotten — and neither has Detective Sophie Allen. Can they bring those responsible to justice after all this time?

Mystery surrounds virtually every aspect of the Templar story, from their origins in the aftermath of the First Crusade, through their rise to supreme wealth and power - dominating medieval Europe for nearly two centuries - to their abrupt and dramatic suppression. Ferociously punished for alleged heresy and depravity at the beginning of the 14th century, their story is believed to have ended there, merely an interesting historical footnote. But did they, as many now believe, survive in se...

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The Reformation was a long struggle of ideas between the established Catholic Church and the questioning of faith brought about by the Renaissance in Western Europe. Started by Martin Luther in 1517, religious dissidence spread across Europe throughout the sixteenth century, causing wars, migration and disunity. By 1648 Henry VIII’s desire for divorce led him to break with the Catholic Church in Rome and form the Church of Engla...

“Lascelles has achieved the seemingly impossible: a concise and highly readable history of Catholic Popes that manages to be extremely entertaining and informative at the same time.”Gerald Posner, author of God’s Bankers"A brilliant book on a number of different levels. Lascelles has an engaging prose style and an amazing eye for detail and apposite anecdote. Surely only purblind Catholic zelanti will object to this outstanding analysis.”Frank...