Envoy of the Black PineApril 1808: A storm sweeps across the islands of the Baltic Sea, destroying the village of Lower Slaughter as it goes. Into this ruined land comes missing persons finder Whilbert Stroop, on the trail of a lost miniature library and its protector. Almost crossing his path is Griselda Liit, a refugee from Lower Slaughter, carrying her father's secrets back to the island of her birth. Behind Griselda, in the shadows, a strange figure follows for a very

During a cricket match

Kazilik dragons are firebreathers

smugglers and thieves

and explosives

Will the culprit be found before they have the opportunity to strike again

and the sense of societal change about to come

Haunted by his early life

Biggles has to fly to Sydney and so it is down to Algy

but the battle for their empire is just beginning

Natalie Caldwell was no prostitute

for the incident occurred in Bamford's crowded market square

Bruce Chatwin's bestselling novel traces the fortunes of the enigmatic and unconventional hero