In March 1808 war is spreading through Europe as Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally, Spain. Vice Admiral Bolitho is ordered once more to the Cape of Good Hope, to establish a permanent naval force there.
With the same riveting historical narrative that made The Kitchen Boy a national bestseller and a book-club favorite, Robert Alexander returns to revolutionary Russia for the harrowing tale of Rasputin's final days as told by his youthful and bold daughter, Maria. Interrogated by the provisional government on the details of her father's death,
Satyrus and Melitta, twin heirs to a rich kingdom on the Black Sea, were hounded into exile in FUNERAL GAMES after their mother was brutally murdered by one of their father's former comrades, Heron. Heron now rules the land that is theirs by right, but the twins are older now and battle-hardened in the wars of Alexander's Successors. Once they have gathered their forces, nothing will stop them from exacting a terrible revenge...
There are times when ladies must use all their wisdom and good sense to solve life’s mysteries. Mme Ramotswe, owner of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, is just one of the capable ladies who will enchant you in these tales of love, heartbreak, hope and the cleverness of ladies. Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith brings his trademark gift for storytelling to these five delightful short stories.
