London, summer 1889.Nine months have passed since Inspector Flint killed Jack the Ripper.Now the murders have begun again.Across the capital, bodies are being discovered in scenes of escalating savagery, each killing more depraved than the last. To a terrified public, there can be only one explanation: the Ripper has returned, and his death toll now stands at nine.But Flint and Locke know the truth.Jack the Ripper is dead.And yet the new murd...

Step into the London of Sherlock Holmes.The streets of Victorian London were the perfect hunting ground for the world's greatest detective. Behind respectable front doors lay dark secrets. Fog drifted through gas-lit streets. Hansom cabs rattled across the cobbles while criminals, policemen, politicians and ordinary Londoners crossed paths in the busiest city on Earth.This book explores the real London that inspired the adventures of Sherlock Holmes.From Ba...

The Haunted History of BritainGhosts, Legends and the Places That Refuse to ForgetAcross ancient roads, ruined abbeys, battlefields, castles, mines, railway stations and ordinary homes, generations have reported footsteps without bodies, phantom processions, spectral animals, warning apparitions and the restless dead. Some ghosts return to reveal murder or injustice. Others guard graves, repeat the moment of their death or linger because the living have never allow...

The city of The Rook—population 152,000 (not counting the undead—and many don't)—is a curious mix of an Elizabethan and Victorian city with a fair sprinkling of intrigue and magic.The city of The Rook is where the four schools of Thaumaturgy can be found. These comprise of Hydromancer's (water), Pyromancer's (fire), Circumancer's (air), and last (but definitely not least) Terramancer's (earth).The Rook is the home of Erisa and Calico, the cat (who isn't actually a cat at al...

The Curse of the Missing Boot: A Tale from The RookThe Booger Curse is back—grouchy, supernatural, and with a proven track record in sudden fatalities. Upon the treacherous and poorly-drained wastes of Bogmoor Moor, the final English heir to the house of Booger has been most frightfully slain—scared to death, the coroner suggests, by a spectral hound of considerable discourtesy.Hope arrives in unlikely form: one Wyatt Booger, recently located in the wilds of Texas,...

Echoes of Britain: Stonehenge: Sun, Stone and Mystery explores the story of Britain's most famous prehistoric monument, from its earliest earthworks and cremation burials to the raising of the great sarsens, the long journey of the bluestones, the mystery of its alignments, and the many myths that have gathered around it.Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, this accessible and atmospheric history brings Stonehenge to life not as a frozen ruin, but as a monument shaped...

Three coffins. Four corpses. Buried secrets do not sleep forever...London, 1888. The city is choking on fog, fear, and whispers of murder. Inspector Morven Flint finds himself drawn into a series of killings as grim as they are grotesque. Each victim is connected by blood to a darker chapter of London's past: the Resurrection Men, the ghoulish body-snatchers who once fed the dissecting tables of the city's medical schools.Now, decades later, their descendants are b...

In the aftermath of the Martian invasion that nearly brought Earth to its knees, a new threat looms in the shadows. The Martians, defeated by Earth's tenacious microorganisms, have been vanquished, but the danger remains. Unseen conspirators from Earth aided the invaders and now plot to send bacterial samples to Mars. Their nefarious aim is to assist the Martians to conquer the microscopic foes and then return to Earth as unstoppable conquerors.Victorian London, scarred by the inva...

Know, O prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the Sons of Hairyass, there was an Age undreamed of when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars - Hyperbolea and Bongia with its dark-haired women and towers of spider-haunted mystery, Stingia with its shadow-guarded tombs, Funkia whose riders wore mantles of silk and gold. But the proudest Kingdom of the world was Aquaviti, r...

Rani Lakshmibai, often referred to as the "Rani of Jhansi," is celebrated for her bravery, leadership, and patriotism. She became a symbol of resistance and a national icon due to her role in leading her troops against the British East India Company during the uprising. The comparison to Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) in the title underscores her status as a female warrior and leader who fought valiantly for her country's freedom.Michael White's biography delves into Rani Lakshmibai's early li...

Get ready to be swept away by the magic of Liverpool - a city of music, poetry, and dreams, where love comes in all shapes and sizes. From tough love to hard-earned love, every story is worth it.In this captivating collection of tales set in and around Liverpool, you'll find mysteries, ghost stories, heart-wrenching tales, and heartwarming moments that will bring a smile to your face. Each story is like a seed that has grown into something special in the author's mind, and now, it'...

Dave arrives in the middle of the night.No collar. No owner. No chip. No explanation.Jack takes him in because that is what you do with a dog who appears on your doorstep looking as though he has always belonged there. Jack is not looking for company. He has only just moved to the isolated village of Thistledene Parva to be alone, to be quiet, and to recover from something he does not yet have the words for.Dave has other ideas.Slowly, and ...