“robert goddard”

A centuries old mystery is about to unravel... When Tim Harding is sent by his employer to buy an antique ring at auction, little does he realize that he is about to restart a chain of events which began many years before. The ring was first lost in a sinking off the isles of Scilly in 1707. When ce... More

An instant top-ten bestseller in the U.K., "Play to the End" thrusts readers into a dangerous tangle of family rivalries and murderous deceit, as a struggling actor finds himself on a collision course with long-held secrets.Once Toby Flood played a Bond-like hero in a Hollywood film. Now he's servin... More

Harry Barnett is a middle-aged failure, leading a shabby existence in the shadow of a past disgrace, reduced to caretaking a friend's villa on the island of Rhodes and working in a bar to earn his keep. Then a guest at the villa--a young woman he had instantly and innocently warmed to--disappears on... More

After her husband's sudden death, Leonora Galloway sets off for Paris with her daughter Penelope. At last the time has come when secrets can be shared and explanations begin. But nothing could have prepared her, or the reader, for the extraordinary story that is about to unfold.Six months after her ... More

A beloved classic once again available in the U.S. "An engaging mystery novel with a literary angle that will make comparisons to A.S. Byatt and P.D. James" ("Washington Post Book World"), "Hand in Glove" is steeped in history, atmosphere, and intrigue.In her seaside cottage, Beatrix Abberley bravel... More

It is a golden evening of high summer. Walking a ridge on the Welsh Borders, Robin Timariot meets by chance an elegant middle-aged woman who seems strangely out of place. They exchange only a few words, but those words prove to be unforgettable. A few days later Timariot learns from the newpapers th... More

A group of ex-RAF comrades journey to a Scottish castle for a reunion, but bythe time they reach their destination, two of them are dead. As Harry Barnetttries to solve the mystery he uncovers an extraordinary secret that convinceshim he will never leave the castle alive.In the spellbinding new myst... More

At a wedding party in Cornwall in the summer of 1981, Chirs Napier is shocked to recognise a dishevelled intruder as his childhood friend Nicky Lanyon, whom he has not seen since his father, Michael Lanyon, was hanged for the murder of Chris's great uncle, Joshua Carnoweth, in 1947. It was the simpl... More

Martin Radford leaps at the chance to hunt for a solution to the intriguing secret of Edwardian Cabinet minister Edwin Stafford's fall from grace. However, his seeming good fortune turns to a nightmare as his investigation triggers a bizarre and violent train of events.At a lush villa on the sun-soa... More