So Great a Crime
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"Well-loved national hero, or predatory paedophile? So Great a Crime tells the true story of...
Nemesis: The First Iron Warship and Her World
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The Nemesis was the first of a generation of iron-clad, steam-powered naval vessels that established...
The Anatomy of Ghosts
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The Anatomy of Ghosts is a gripping historical mystery from the bestselling author of The Ashes of...
The Italian Secretary: A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
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Mycroft Holmes, charged with ensuring the personal safety of Queen Victoria, calls on his brother...
Faeries, Elves and Goblins: The Old Stories and Fairy Tales
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Faeries, elves, goblins, leprechauns, brownies, spriggans and many other supernatural beings leap...
So, not a contemporary (at the time of Cornwell's writing) set mystery, then, with a heavy slant towards nautical matters.
Yet that is precisely what this is.
While I can't comment on the accuracy (or otherwise) of the naval segments - other than to say they seemed plausible to this land-lubber - I have to say, I also found this to be rather predictable fare, with it startlingly obvious - at least to me - just who stole the priceless Van Gogh (the McGuffin that provides the drive for the plot) further early on, not long after that character is introduced.
Sorry, Mr Cornwell: not your best effort.
The Game's Afoot (Band of Brothers #1)
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1415 England stands on the brink of war with France. Henry V receives intelligence, through...
The Second Sight of a Zachary Cloudesley
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Zachary Cloudesley is gifted in a remarkable way. But not all gifts are a blessing... Leadenhall...
His Lordship's Gift (His Lordship’s Mysteries #2.5)
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Dominick has everything he needs in life—a roof over his head, food in his belly, and the man he...
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Machine of War
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1947. Thomas Armstrong, a young Marine, returns home from the war in the Pacific. He hopes to forget...
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