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Humorous Mystery and Crime An Inspector Pel Mystery 1

Death Set to Music

Mark Hebden

A brutal murder has been committed to an operatic soundtrack: can Inspector Pel identify the killer?

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Dover Mystery 2

Dover Two

Joyce Porter

The odious Inspector Dover is on the hunt for two murderers, who separately killed the same victim. 

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Dover Mystery 1

Dover One

Joyce Porter

Scotland Yard sends Dover to remote Creedshire to investigate the disappearance of a young housemaid.

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Social comedy The Wentworth Papers 1

The Papers of A.J. Wentworth, B.A.

H.F. Ellis

In which he explains the truth of his misfortunes as a schoolmaster at Burgrove.

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Battlestar Suburbia 2

Battle Beyond the Dolestars

Chris McCrudden

Can sentient breadmaker Pam save the solar system and rescue Kelly from the clutches of her nemesis, Sonny Erikzon? 

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Social comedy The Batch Magna Chronicles 5

The Ghost of Artemus Strange

Peter Maughan

Sir Humphrey's plans to play Father Christmas are thrown into doubt, and ghostly goings-on turn more chaotic than planned...

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Classic Canning 5

Fly Away Paul

Victor Canning

How far could you go living in another’s shoes?

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Classic Canning 4

The Improvised Life of Polycarp Jarvis

Victor Canning

An exuberant, life-affirming novel of taking your chances.

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Social comedy The Batch Magna Chronicles 4

Clouds in a Summer Sky

Peter Maughan

The steam boat Batch Castle starts carrying passengers once more, leaving local taxi magnate Sidney Acton with a score to settle. 

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Social comedy The Stockwell Park Orchestra Series 2

Bold as Brass

Isabel Rogers

An orchestral project to spread community harmony threatens to do quite the opposite...

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Social comedy The Stockwell Park Orchestra Series 2

Bold as Brass: ‘Utterly hilarious’ – Don Paterson

Isabel Rogers

An orchestral project to spread community harmony threatens to do quite the opposite...

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Social comedy The Batch Magna Chronicles 3

The Batch Magna Caper

Peter Maughan

Sparks fly as a real gun and a real crook find their way into a historical re-enactment at Batch Hall.

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