Geographic: London (England)

Christmas, 1899. It's an exciting time to be young, and 14-year-old Flora is determined to take advantage of everything the next century has to offer. But how will she persuade her stuffy, strait-laced father about the possibilities of the new era?

An illustrated alphabet book of London, celebrating some of the things that give the city its unique and stylish cultural identity.

Amidst the terror of the Second World War, seventeen-year-old Eliza and her troubled little sister Rebecca have had their share of tragedy, losing their mother to the Blitz and their father to suicide. But when they are forced to leave London to work for the mysterious Mr Brownawell at Abigale Ha...

A 20th century cult classic, 'Absolute Beginners' remains the style bible for anyone interested in Mod culture and paints a vivid picture of a changing society with insight and sensitivity.

Monk and his wife Hester are doing their best to care for Scuff - a homeless boy recovering from a terrifying ordeal at the hands of Jericho Phillips, the runner of a child prostitution ring. Although Scuff's abductor is dead, there's no suggestion that the ring has been broken.

October, 1957. A serial killer terrorising the women of Cumbria has moved to the streets of London, with Constable Angus Strallen hot on his heels. But this murderer has special abilities, and Strallen soon realises he needs the help of an old friend from the front lines who can match this madman...

After ten years renting expensive rooms in small flats, Helen Babbs swapped bricks and mortar for a boat called 'Pike'. She now calls London's canals and rivers her home. Without a permanent mooring, she cruises ever-onwards. We travel with Helen as she takes us on a tour of London's canal and ri...

Emily and husband Colin have come to the French Riviera for what should be a joyous occasion - the engagement party of her lifelong friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge, and Amity Wells, an American heiress. But the merrymaking is cut short with the shocking death of one of the party in an apparent ...

At first, Emily Goodenough and her father, Sir George, are exactly what the servants at No. 67 Clarges Street are hoping for: respectable tenants to usher in an uneventful Season. But all is not what it seems and it's not long before Rainbird the butler uncovers their secret: Sir George is an ex-...

At first, Emily Goodenough and her father, Sir George, are exactly what the servants at No. 67 Clarges Street are hoping for: respectable tenants to usher in an uneventful Season. But all is not what it seems and it's not long before Rainbird the butler uncovers their secret: Sir George is an ex-...

Poppy's wedding to the Duke of Fletcher was the most romantic one she had ever seen. However, four years on, the spark of their love affair has burned out. Fortunately, Poppy has a friend in Jemma, the Duchess of Beaumont, who is still in the throes of a chess game that could cost her her marriag...

Can she have a second chance at happiness? Mary Lett has been struggling since the death of her baby daughter. Her husband Geoffrey cannot understand why she finds it so difficult to let go of the memory of their child and seeks solace elsewhere. In an effort to forget his own feelings for Mary, ...

Ruby is gay and proud and, like the rest of her much-loved London life, that doesn't need to change. But when her girlfriend leaves her, everything she cared about is suddenly up for debate. In the midst of her confusion, Ruby finds that she is having feelings for an old friend - who just happens...

Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a d...

Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a d...

Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a d...

When Tudor explorers returned from the New World, they brought back a name out of half-forgotten Viking legend: Skraylings. The Skrayling ambassador has come to London, but what do they really want in Elizabeth I's capital?

Introducing Aldo Moon: abandoned at birth, raised at the Foundlings Hospital in London, then adopted by the well-to-do Carter family at the age of seven. The young psychic detective is always on the outside. Flamboyant, eccentric and a touch wild, Aldo has the ability to pick up 'ripples in the e...

Alfie's not really a bad guy. Its just that he has this overwhelming desire for the ladies. He loves, he leaves and when he occasionally wrestles with his conscience, he always wins.