Author : Deryn Lake
Publisher : John Rawlings
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,77 MB
Release : 2022-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781839014598
Join John Rawlings and his friends as they make their way through the streets of Georgian London, chasing the bad lads, solving mysteries, sipping claret, and dancing at the fabulous balls with the Bon Ton.
Author : Deryn Lake
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 32,51 MB
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1448300762
Having just finished his apprenticeship, apothecary John Rawlings is celebrating in Vaux Hall Gardens when he trips over the body of a young girl. Hauled before the magistrate as the prime suspect, Rawlings clears his own name and so impresses the magistrate John Fielding that he is asked instead to investigate the crime. From gaming hell to fashion house, Rawlings follows a trail of lust and intrigue which unearths a dangerous past of threatening secrets.
Author : Lara Maiklem
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 32,85 MB
Release : 2019-08-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 140888920X
_______________ WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION THE TOP 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR _______________ Mudlark (/'mAdla;k/) noun A person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbour Lara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. These objects tell her about London and its lost ways of life. Moving from the river's tidal origins in the west of the city to the point where it meets the sea in the east, Mudlarking is a search for urban solitude and history on the River Thames, which Lara calls the longest archaeological site in England. As she has discovered, it is often the tiniest objects that tell the greatest stories. _______________ 'Enchanting' - Sunday Times 'Driven by curiosity, freighted with mystery and tempered by chance, wonders gleam from every page' - Melissa Harrison 'Brilliant. No one has looked at these odd corners since Sherlock Holmes' - Sunday Telegraph 'The very best books that deal with the past are love letters to their subject, and the very best of those are about subjects that love their authors in return. Such books are very rare, but this is one' - Ian Mortimer 'Fascinating. There is nothing that Maiklem does not know about the history of the river or the thingyness of things' - Guardian 'A treasure. One of the best books I've read in years' - Tracy Borman
Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,47 MB
Release : 2008-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0099422557
Just as Peter Ackroyd's bestselling London is the biography of the city, Thames: Sacred River is the biography of the river, from sea to source. Exploring its history from prehistoric times to the present day, the reader is drawn into an extraordinary world, learning about the fishes that swim in the river and the boats that ply its surface; about floods and tides; hauntings and suicides; miasmas and malaria; locks, weirs and embankments; bridges, docks and palaces. Peter Ackroyd has a genius for digging out the most surprising and entertaining details, and for writing about them in the most magisterial prose; the result is a wonderfully readable and captivating guide to this extraordinary river and the towns and villages which line it.
Author : Pauline Conolly
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,71 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Cooking, English
ISBN : 9780719807985
All Along the River: Tales from the Thames is an engaging and humorous guide to England’s most famous river, serving as a companion volume to more practical books about the Thames Path and the river’s settlements. Both quirky and fun, it is packed with information about literary associations, local recipes, folklore, and a good many murders and mysteries! Pauline Conolly has spent the last two decades wandering the banks of the River Thames, investigating its social history and exploring from the river’s source in a Gloucestershire field to the flood barrier in London. Her journeys have even taken her further, to the point where this majestic and historic river finally enters the North Sea. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the River Thames but didn’t know where to start, All Along the River is the book for you.
Author : Gretta Mulrooney
Publisher : Joffe Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 14,55 MB
Release : 2021-12-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781804050279
Looking for your next unputdownable mystery? Meet Detective Tyrone Swift. He takes the cases that the police have given up on. One dead fiancé. One dead runaway. One woman desperate for answers. Respectable, dull Sam Goddard is found dead in the River Thames the evening before his wedding, with a fifteen-year-old girl. They were both sedated. Sam left a note: So sorry to do this to you . . . The investigation concludes they must have been in a relationship and taken their own lives. As far as the police are concerned, it's case closed. But Sam's bride-to-be Toni refuses to believe this. Desperate to uncover the truth, she turns to Detective Tyrone Swift for answers. But is she prepared for the killer secrets he's about to unearth? Death by the Thames is a seamlessly crafted, twisty crime thriller that will have you gripped from start to pulsating finish. Perfect for fans of Joy Ellis, Tana French, Val McDermid, Robert Galbraith, Ann Cleeves, Jane Adams or Elly Griffiths. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEATH BY THE THAMES: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "LOVED this book as I have the whole series." Elaine N. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "When the opportunity arose to read Death by the Thames by Gretta Mulrooney, it was grabbed by both hands. A superb character along with equally superb story lines and an additional cast. Highly recommended." Iain Mc. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Ty is a great protagonist who leaps from the page, the dialogue is never forced or unrealistic . . . I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommended it unreservedly." Tracy W. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I found it insidiously addictive. The best is saved for the denouement. I must admit that I didn't see most of it coming. There were plenty of surprises." Elaine T. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "An excellent, gripping and well-plotted mystery." Anna M. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Another Gretta Mulrooney masterpiece." Michelle D. THE DETECTIVE Tyrone Swift is an ex-police detective who now works privately. He's survived a stabbing and his fiancée running off with another man. Swift's personal life is complicated, to say the least. ALSO BY GRETTA MULROONEY THE TYRONE SWIFT DETECTIVE SERIES Book 1: THE LADY VANISHED Book 2: BLOOD SECRETS Book 3: TWO LOVERS, SIX DEATHS Book 4: WATCHING YOU Book 5: LOW LAKE Book 6: YOUR LAST LIE Book 7: HER LOST SISTER Book 8: MURDER IN PEMBROKESHIRE Book 9: DEATH BY THE THAMES DETECTIVE INSPECTOR SIV DRUMMOND SERIES Book 1: THESE LITTLE LIES Book 2: NEVER CAME HOME Book 3: MURDER IN MALLOW COTTAG
Author : Richard Hoskins
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 23,93 MB
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1447207912
On 21st September 2001 the mutilated torso of a small child was found floating beside London’s Tower Bridge, one tide away from being swept into the North Sea. Unable to identify the victim, the Murder Squad turned to Richard Hoskins, a young professor of theology with a profound understanding of African tribal religion, whose own past was scarred by a heartbreaking tragedy. Thus began a journey into the tangled undergrowth of one of the most notorious murder cases of recent years; a journey which would reveal not only the identity of the boy they called Adam but the horrific truth that a succession of innocent children have been ritually sacrificed in our capital city. Insightful and grippingly written, The Boy in the River is an inside account of a series of extraordinary criminal investigations and a compelling personal quest into the dark heart of humanity.
Author : Alan Johnson
Publisher : Wildfire
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 41,96 MB
Release : 2024-03-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1035403471
'A cracking crime thriller' The Sun THERE'S BLOOD ON THE WATER. NO ONE IS SAFE... 1999. A young Detective Constable Louise Mangan crosses the Thames one misty morning in pursuit of a killer. She finds a tranquil community on a leafy island close to Hampton Court Palace, but soon realises that all is not as it seems. There is something evil at play in this quiet suburb, and this junior detective's questions seem only to scratch the surface. Twenty years later, a horrific fire brings Detective Chief Superintendent Mangan back to that same island. Soon, she discovers that murder was just a drop in these dark waters. The river runs deep, and the tide is rising at last. Will the truth rise with it? Praise for Alan Johnson's novels: 'A punchy thriller' Irish Independent 'A fast-paced who-done-what' SAGA Magazine 'Featuring espionage, the Russian Mafia and a gorgeous female on a train with a deadly secret, the tantalising plot has set Alan up for dominance of the bestseller charts for years to come' Fiona Phillips 'Is there no limit to his talents? . . . I absolutely loved Alan's new thriller, it's brilliant' Hunter Davies 'Johnson's writing style is easy, relaxed, self-deprecating . . . impressive' Observer 'Johnson writes wonderfully' Telegraph 'This boy can write . . .' The Spectator
Author : Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0449818195
The suspenseful tale of two courageous kids and one inquisitive scientist who teamed up to stop an epidemic. “A delightful combination of race-against-the-clock medical mystery and outwit-the-bad-guys adventure.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Eel has troubles of his own: As an orphan and a “mudlark,” he spends his days in the filthy River Thames, searching for bits of things to sell. He’s being hunted by Fisheye Bill Tyler, and a nastier man never walked the streets of London. And he’s got a secret that costs him four precious shillings a week to keep safe. But even for Eel, things aren’t so bad until that fateful August day in 1854—the day the deadly cholera epidemic (“blue death”) comes to Broad Street. Everyone believes that cholera is spread through poisonous air. But one man, Dr. John Snow, has a different theory. As the epidemic surges, it’s up to Eel and his best friend, Florrie, to gather evidence to prove Dr. Snow’s theory—before the entire neighborhood is wiped out. “Hopkinson illuminates a pivotal chapter in the history of public health. . . . Accessible . . . and entertaining.” —School Library Journal, Starred “For [readers] who love suspense, drama, and mystery.” —TIME for Kids
Author : Jason Sandy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 29,84 MB
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1784424331
A beautifully illustrated introduction to mudlarking which tells the incredible, forgotten history of London through objects found on the foreshore of the River Thames. Often seen combing the shoreline of the River Thames at low tide, groups of archaeology enthusiasts known as 'mudlarks' continue a tradition that dates back to the eighteenth century. Over the years they have found a vast array of historical artefacts providing glimpses into the city's past. Objects lost or discarded centuries ago – from ancient river offerings such as the Battersea Shield and Waterloo Helmet, to seventeenth-century trade tokens and even medals for bravery – have been discovered in the river. This book explores a fascinating assortment of finds from prehistoric to modern times, which collectively tell the rich and illustrious story of London and its inhabitants - illustrated with and array of photographs taken of the items in situ in the mud and gravel of the Thames estuary, at the same time both gritty and glimmering.
