Matthew Lloyd Davies
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2017.
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"The first installment in a debut trilogy, THE HALF-DROWNED KING tells the compelling story of the political intrigues, battles, and struggles for power that led to the rise of King Harald the Fair-Haired, first king of Norway, seen through the eyes of the young man who became his most trusted warrior and advisor. Conjuring a bloodthirsty, superstitious, and thrilling ancient world (9th century), this debut novel is for fans of Game of Thrones, the...
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The first “delicious tale of scandal and villainy” in a romantic Regency mystery series starring two crime-solving aristocrats (Rhys Bowen, New York Times–bestselling author)
“This historical mystery will appeal not only to cozy readers, but also to lovers of Regency romances.” —Booklist
In 1814, Atlas Catesby, a brilliant adventurer and youngest son of a baron, is anxious...
“This historical mystery will appeal not only to cozy readers, but also to lovers of Regency romances.” —Booklist
In 1814, Atlas Catesby, a brilliant adventurer and youngest son of a baron, is anxious...
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2019
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Unabridged
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Grace Repton, a beautiful older woman, walks into the police station to tell Detective Matt Ballard she has information that could stop a murder. Her fiance, the infamous serial killer Jeremy Reader, has told her that he has a disciple who is going to kill using Reader's horrific methods. Reader murdered five women and was finally brought to justice by Detective Ballard. Reader is safely imprisoned in a high security prison, and claiming to be a reformed...
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2020
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Unabridged
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WHISPER FEN HOLDS DARK SECRETS As the mists roll over the fens and enigmatic lights twinkle in the distance, only the locals know their way along the hidden paths through the mysterious watery terrain of one of England's most beautiful and sometimes dangerous places. Detective Matt Ballard may have retired but there's still plenty going on the fens to keep him busy. Someone trashes an old lady's garden and daubs her isolated cottage with hateful graffiti....
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2019
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"When famed Byronesque poet Hugh de Bonne is discovered dead in his bath one morning, his cousin Robert Highstead, a post-mortem photographer, is charged with a simple task: transport Hugh's remains for burial in a chapel. This chapel, a stained-glass folly set on the moors, was built by de Bonne sixteen years earlier to house the remains of his beloved wife and muse, Ada. Since then, the chapel has been locked and abandoned, a pilgrimage site for...
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2024
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Unabridged
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Matt and Liz may have retired from the police, but that doesn't guarantee a quiet life. An abandoned carpet bag full of mysterious handwritten notes. A body in a marshy lagoon. Matt is intrigued when his partner Liz brings home an old carpet bag she found dumped in the local library. It contains a pile of mysterious handwritten notes. Liz is convinced the bag belongs to Old Molly, a local woman who lives on the streets. The following day, a body is...
7) Marshlight
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2021
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MATT AND LIZ MAY HAVE RETIRED FROM THE POLICE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN A QUIET LIFE. An old friend's sister disappears without a trace. There's no sign of foul play, but she'd been acting very peculiarly . . . Meanwhile, Liz's cousin Christie comes to stay. She takes an immediate-and uncharacteristic-dislike to the local bookshop owner, Gina. Why does everyone put up with her awful behavior? HUNTING WILL-O'-THE-WISPS ON THE MARSHES CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS...
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2022
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Matt and Liz may have retired from the police, but that doesn't guarantee a quiet life. A deserted building. A face in the window. A face that shouldn't be there. Photography student Toby Unsworth has found the location for the perfect night-time shoot. A cobbled street in the old part of Fenfleet. Later, when he looks at the images on his laptop, he thinks he sees a woman's face in the window of an old, disused building. He asks his housemate Alex...