Books from Ulverscroft

  • A Lance for the Devil
    By Robert Charles

    And it only needed Garvey to hesitate for half - a - minute , just time to ask one dumb - fool question . The Land Rovers were coming up too fast , too soon . Jackson knew he had blown it . Inside the tunnel the two MPs were grinning at ...

  • Flame of Courage
    By Connie Monk

    CAROLINE MINUSCULE Andrew Taylor Caroline Minuscule , a medieval script , is the first clue to the whereabouts of a cache of diamonds . The search becomes a deadly kind of fairy story in which several murders have an other - worldly ...

  • The Enchanted Desert
    By Maureen Stephenson

    An Arab carpet salesman had taken up residence at the entrance to the hotel and as we approached he spread his tugs out for inspection . “ You buy carpet lady ? ” he asked . “ Cheap like Marks and Spencer . ” “ No thanks , ” I laughed .

  • Moonlight Mirage
    By Sally Blake

    Suma thinks it may be a rider from the French expedition , since the leading camel bears the French flag . There are three in all , so it's only a small party . ” Marianne's heart leapt again . If it was indeed from the French ...

  • Curtain
    By Jennifer Jordan

    The night was fresh , blue - velvet with diamond stars and a crescent moon . “ Oh , moon of my delight , that knows no wane , ” murmured Jonathan . And then , pleased , “ Look ! A crescent moon . Appropriate , don't you think ?

  • Love at Second Sight
    By Peggy Gaddis

    No cracks , please . I know that's an asinine remark , but it stands . I love her dearly . Johnny Walker , of course , is the Buff Orpington rooster who works like a Trojan to keep his harem of twenty - four nice fat hens in order .

  • Angela
    By Steve Hanna

    Simon Shelley, his marriage in ruins and his business in trouble, goes to London to meet a call-girl, in an effort to forget his problems for a while. But the...

  • The Storms of Fate
    By Cynthia S. Roberts

    It was to this end that he worked so sedulously as a master drover , living frugally upon the roads , and hoarding his small earnings Already he possessed a pair of choicest Montgomery oxen , four black Castlemartin cattle with firm ...

  • Murder at Bertram's Bower
    By Cynthia Peale

    Agatha Montgomery, the proprietress of Bertram's Bower, a home for "fallen women", is considered a saint by all who know her.

  • Breaking Trust
    By Philippa Lord

    Gregory Lintern , a dealer from the nearby town of Torminster , arrived promptly as he had said he would , at ten . He surprised her by instantly giving his educated guess as to the value of certain antiques .

  • The Hammer and the Sword
    By Philippa Wiat

    An unfair poll tax.

  • The Sad Variety
    By Nicholas Blake, Cecil Day Lewis

    The Sad Variety

  • The Doomsday Carrier
    By Victor Canning

    ... Staff Elizabeth Ferrars A Stranger and Afraid Elizabeth Ferrars Moonraker Ian Fleming Nothing is the Number when You Die Joan Fleming The Case of the Daring Decoy Erle S. Gardner The Long Short Cut Andrew Garve The Ascent of D13.

  • Winter Kisses, Summer Love
    By Anne Shore

    He released Joy's shoulders and leaned against the bannister . Joy noticed how deep his tan had become , and where his eyes creased against the bright coastal sun , little wrinkles contrasted sharply in their whiteness .

  • An Undefended City
    By Sophie Weston

    Sophie Weston. she demanded . “ May I ask whose business he is on now , miles from anywhere ? ” This was unanswerable and even Octavio Villa had the sense to recognise it . It was beneath his dignity to admit such a thing , however , so ...

  • Two Graves at Hellsgate
    By Jeff Blaine

    Two Graves at Hellsgate

  • The Solid Gold Buddha
    By W. H. Canaway

    ... Bats and Pink Pigeons Gerald Durrell If Only They Could Talk James Herriot It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet James Herriot Let Sleeping Vets Lie James Herriot Vet in a Spin James Herriot Vet in Harness James Herriot Vets Might Fly James ...

  • Power Point
    By Rowan Edwards

    “ Miss Coleman ? ” The smile was sincere and direct , and yet somehow it mocked , narrowing the eyes , bringing lines to their corners ; lengthening the long mouth and revealing white , slightly overlapping , teeth .

  • A Sudden Change of Heart
    By Barbara Taylor Bradford

    This is the story of 31 year old, sincere, dedicated, loyal and generous-spirited Laura Valliant. Laura is an art consultant who owns her own firm, and is married to a Wall Street banker, Douglas Simpson. They have no children.

  • Proud Citadel
    By Theresa Charles

    Proud Citadel