Alis Hawkins Knihy

Harry Probert-Lloyd , a young barrister forced home from London by encroaching blindness, has begun work as the acting coroner of Teifi Valley with solicitor's clerk John Davies as his assistant. When a faceless body is found on an isolated beach, Harry must lead the inquest. But his dogged pursuit of the truth begins to ruffle feathers. Especially when he decides to work alongside a local doctor with a dubious reputation and experimental theories considered radical and dangerous. Refusing to accept easy answers might not only jeopardise Harry's chance to be elected coroner permanently, but could, it seems implicate his own family in a crime. An absolutely scintillating historical crime thriller full of suspense and intrigue perfect for fans of S. J. Parris, C. J. Sansom and Abir Mukherjee. 'Beautifully written, cunningly plotted, with one of the most interesting central characters' E.S. Thomson 'The most interesting crime creation of the year' Phil Rickman

Third in the popular historical crime series featuring Harry Probert-Lloyd, set in mid 1800s west Wales.

When the truth lies out of sight... West Wales, 1850. When an old tree root is dug up, the remains of a young woman are found. Harry Probert-Lloyd, a young barrister forced home from London by encroaching blindness, has been dreading this discovery. He knows exactly whose bones they are. Working with his clerk, John Davies, Harry is determined to expose the guilty. But the investigation turns up more questions than answers and raises long-buried secrets. The search for the truth will prove costly. But will Harry and John pay the highest price? An exceptional Victorian Welsh crime thriller, perfect for fans of Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Andrew Taylor and S. W. Perry. Praise for Alis Hawkins 'Beautifully written, cunningly plotted, with one of the most interesting central characters' E.S. Thomson 'The most interesting historical crime creation of the year' Phil Rickman

Poor judgements have tragic consequences... The latest in the unputdownable Teifi Valley seriesThe Teifi Valley’s coroner, Harry Probert-Lloyd, is struggling: with the blindness that drove him home from London, with the county magistrates and with an estate teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.He needs an escape, so when Dr Benton Reckitt is asked to give a second opinion on the apparently natural death of young Lizzie Rees, Harry willingly goes with him. But mistakes are made. Harry becomes embroiled in local rumours and in Esther Rees’s search for the truth behind her daughter’s sudden death.What is Lizzie Rees’s father hiding? Was somebody else in the farmhouse on the night she died? And, most crucially for Harry, will he be able to uncover the mystery, and solve personal difficulties that threaten to tear him apart?Perfect for readers of Laura Shephard-Robinson, Stuart Turton or Elly Griffiths, this is a superb historical mystery that will keep you hooked until the very end.

Amongst the scholars, secrets and soporifics of Victorian Oxford, the truth can be a bitter pill to swallow…Jesus College, Oxford, 1881. An undergraduate is found dead at his lodgings and the medical examination reveals some shocking findings. When the young man’s guardian blames the college for his death and threatens a scandal, Basil Rice, a Jesus college fellow with a secret to hide, is forced to act and finds himself drawn into Sidney Parker’s sad life.The mystery soon attracts the attention of Rhiannon ‘Non’ Vaughan, a young Welsh polymath and one of the young women newly admitted to university lectures. But when neither the college principal nor the powerful ladies behind Oxford’s new female halls will allow her to become involved, Non’s fierce intelligence and determination to prove herself drive her on.Both misfits at the university, Non and Basil form an unlikely partnership, and it soon falls to them to investigate the mysterious circumstances of Parker’s death. But between corporate malfeasance and snake-oil salesmen, they soon find the dreaming spires of Oxford are not quite what they seem…

A Salvation Army soldier is murdered, a note suggesting their shadowy enemy, the Skeleton Army, is responsible. With the police unwilling to investigate, Non Vaughan and Basil Rice step in.

Ein unheimlicher Bilderfund, eine verschwundene Bibliothek und eine Frau auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit Der Brand im altehrwürdigen Kineton-and-Dacre-College in der Nähe von London kommt der Marketingmanagerin Damia Miller gelegen: Denn die Restaurierungsarbeiten fördern ein mysteriöses Wandgemälde zutage, das über 600 Jahre alt ist. Sind die verstörenden Bilder der Schlüssel zur vergessenen Geschichte dieses magischen Ortes? Damia setzt alles daran, das Rätsel zu lösen, und stößt dabei auf eine atemberaubende Geschichte: Einer der Baumeister war eine Frau, die im dunklen Mittelalter glanzvolle Architektur erschuf und die sich damit nicht nur Freunde machte. Die Erkenntnis, wie viel die beiden Frauen über die Jahrhundert hinweg verbindet und dass ihre Schicksale untrennbar miteinander verbunden sind, hilft Damia, über sich selbst hinauszuwachsen – in jeder Beziehung … Von der Gegenwart ins Großbritannien des 14. Jahrhunderts: der Roman zweier unkonventioneller Frauen, deren Schicksale sich über die Jahrhunderte hinweg berühren. Spannend, sinnlich, ergreifend!