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From the author of the ever-popular Steaming Into books: the first in a series of short crime fiction novels, set aboard the steam railways.In wartime Birkenhead, tragedy strikes when a gang of mischievous children ignore their parents' warnings and play amid the bombsites. It soon becomes clear that the local hospital has been the victim of some black-market activity and the substandard medicine fails to do its job. A boy who should have been saved has lost his life.Retired Detective Inspector Roger Wolseley has seen enough greedy chancers making capital from the war and makes it his mission in retirement to hunt down the criminal behind the knock-off drugs. He soon has his man and is hot on his tail, heading for the South Coast on the Margate Express.A young family become unintentionally entangled in Wolseley's escapades, and fans of Michael Clutterbuck's previous books will be delighted to find Driver George Denton and Fireman Lance Hargreaves also have a role to play.

It's tough, being a grown-up. Alice has never appreciated that as much as she does now.When a friend's parent dies, and with her own parents experiencing health issues, Alice is beginning to understand the meaning of the term 'sandwich generation', and even more so when one of her children becomes ill. With a business to manage, and rapidly increasing bills, the last thing she needs is her best friend and business partner Julie throwing a spanner in the works. When Lydia's relationship with the famous actor Si Davey comes under strain, Alice is glad for the chance to help her, and focus on somebody else's problems for once.Nevertheless, suffering from sleep deprivation and stress, Alice finds herself challenging other relationships in her life, looking for somebody to provide the answers and support that she needs. Does she have the strength and resilience to find her way through these troubling times? And is it possible to salvage her friendship with Julie before it's too late?Shifting Sands is the final book of the Coming Back to Cornwall series, and a chance to see how far life has come for Alice, Julie and the important people in their lives. It is also a reminder that there is no such thing as a happy ending - merely happy moments, which inevitably will be followed by other moments: happy, sad, stressful, relaxing... life goes on, and the sands never stop shifting beneath our feet.

Louisa Morgan is coming home. Back to Cornwall after forty years in London, a high-flying career, a daughter who to all intents and purposes appears to have no father, and a failed love affair. Like all good mums, Elise thinks she knows what's going on, but like all good daughters, Louisa has been somewhat economical with the truth.Shame and embarrassment are not words she would normally apply to herself, but times have changed, she's getting older, and it feels like she is returning home a failure. With long, empty days stretching ahead of her, can she find a new sense of place and belonging, or will life in a small town by the sea get the better of her?

Five-year-old John Maltravers has been left under the guardianship of his uncle and aunt, whilst his father, Edward, is soldiering abroad.Believing Edward to be dead, and hoping to inherit the wealthy Surrey Malltravers estate instead of John, the treacherous uncle and aunt plot his abduction, and John finds himself forced into a new life as a chimney sweep. Untrained, and unsupervised, he suffers a nasty fall, but is rescued by the Forester family. Widowed Caroline becomes his great ally, and the family are determined to help John trace his relatives.However, tormented by the family's younger children, John runs off to wander the streets and alleys of Georgian London, seeking his father. In turn, Edward Maltravers, newly returned from India, is searching for his son.John faces the perils of criminal-haunted London streets, wandering into the notorious slum tenements of St Giles, and encountering many a character, some more well-meaning than others.This is a story of hope over adversity, the victory of innocence over guile and treachery. Will John ever be reunited with his father and beloved Caroline? If so, how?

Vardan Mamikonian was the supreme commander of the Armenian armed forces from 432 to 451 AD, when Ancient Armenia had been partitioned between the Byzantine and Persian Empires for more than four decades. The Armenian nobility, also divided into two political camps, pro-Byzantine and pro-Persian, competed for absolute power.Vardan led the rebellion against the Sasanian overlords, and their attempt to force Armenian Christians to convert back to Zoroastrianism. He and his army of 60,000 soldiers bravely confronted the Persian imperial army of 260,000 men and their war elephants in the Battle of Avarayr, in what became one of the first holy wars between the Christian and Mazdian religions.The author, Serge Momjian, splendidly recaptures the horror of the Christian persecutions and martyrs of the past and the terrific spirit of Vardan, who, along with the Armenian people, defended their principles during a turbulent period of their history. The book offers fresh and captivating insights into the battle, as well as crucial events during the dominant reigns of Persian kings and Roman emperors over Armenia. It includes corroborated dialogue and speeches, which bring the ancient world and the main characters to life.

Although Stasia and mum Sarah have only lived in The Sticks for a very short time, they find themselves in the midst of some strange, increasingly suspicious goings-on. After their dangerous run-in with gangster Arton Mudd, they are dismayed to find he is still on the run from the Law Keepers. Meanwhile, Elf Services Administrator Imperia Jobsworth has been reported missing, and has not been seen for days.Could the two cases possibly be linked? Faerie detectives Dorissa and Snooch find it all too much to handle, so Sarah steps in to help. This provides Stasia and Esmoylda with the perfect opportunity to do a little sleuthing of their own, with or without the assistance of 'Helpful Elf' Drivel. Can they track down Imperia, and help put Arton Mudd back where he belongs, behind bars?

Christmas is coming, and the goose is not the only thing feeling a little heavier than it used to be. Alongside the countdown to the festivities, and one of the busiest times of the year, Alice is now well into her second pregnancy, and ticking off the days until she can finally stop work for a little while, and prepare to welcome her baby into the world.While two-year-old Ben is dreaming of a white Christmas, Alice is floored by the news from her midwife that she is not as well as she might be. Her nerves are set further on edge by a trip to a hidden cove with Lizzie, where she learns the story of a young woman whose baby was lost at sea, and whose ghost is now said to haunt the sands. With some unsettling dreams, and strange goings-on at home and at work, Alice begins to fear for her health and her sanity. Is she being targeted by some unseen force, or might she actually be losing her mind?Using Sam's rational nature to help keep calm, Alice resolves to make this a Christmas to remember. This much is guaranteed, but possibly not in quite the ways she'd imagined.Book Eight of the Coming Back to Cornwall series, Sparkling Like Snow is a Christmas cracker of a book that will have you longing for a crackling fire and a glass of mulled wine, whatever the time of year.

In 1965, Alan Scrivens life was changed forever by ten days in the Shropshire hills.The Longmynd Adventure Camp was set up in the 1950s by Shropshire policeman Bill Williams, to provide a small group of boys from the poorer areas of the industrialised West Midlands with fun, adventure, and experience of the countryside.Alan Scriven was one such boy and his first experience of Camp in 1965 changed his life. He went on to volunteer at the Longmynd Adventure Camp, forming a lifelong bond with Bill and eventually taking the role of ';Skipper' himself.In recounting the history of the Camp, Alan provides a thoughtful and evocative account of his own experiences, as a boy and an adult. His passion and generosity are evident throughout, as is his sense of fun.Sadness and disappointment sit alongside laughs and it is easy to see how much this Camp meant to so many and what an experience it must have been for the boys, some of whom had never seen the sea before their day at the seaside (a regular feature of each ten-day Camp).This is the story of a wonderful act of generosity which developed year on year, with the Camp eventually purchasing its own land becoming a registered charity.As the years progressed, however, rules and regulations were becoming tighter and sadly the Longmynd Adventure Camp, staffed entirely by volunteers, found itself on an unavoidable collision course.

Eighteenth century Cornwall. A fifteen-year-old boy is convicted of the murders of two children, and suspected of a third, but her body is never found. Local people gather to see the boy hanged, believing this to be the end of his evil.In 1980s Bristol, a troubled young man attacks his sister, but believes he was possessed by a malevolent spirit. Unable to take the guilt, he runs away.Years later, Jenna Thornleigh and her friend move into the house where the attack took place. Jenna is used to paranormal encounters but until now they have been friendly and benign. This is all set to change, when she meets Daniel Overton in one of Bristol's upmarket bars one night.Unbeknown to them, Jenna and Daniel are linked by a dark force in their ancestry.While Jenna is horrified to discover a whole host of secrets which go back to the very roots of her family, Daniel is intrigued by the revelations made during regression therapy. He recognises he is the reincarnation of the Cornish boy, whose evil spirit has returned numerous times over the years.Jenna is determined to discover the truth but in order to do so, she must go head-to-head with Daniel in a battle of good versus evil. Can she win the fight, and finally allow the past to settle for good?