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This is the story of Catherine Douglas (“Kate Barlass”), the Lady-in-Waiting who found herself at the centre of a plot to assassinate King James I of Scotland. The year is 1437; everything is going well for Catherine. She has been granted a prestigious position in the Scottish court and a prosperous marriage to a wealthy merchant has been arranged for her. Sean Campbell, a mercenary with a reputation as a ruthless cut-throat, attends court. Catherine is attracted to him. But…

Scotland’s forgotten heroine. Daughter of The Chief of Clan Farquharson, young Anne was the envy of her peers… until she made the mistake of marrying for love! The man she married was Angus Mackintosh – 22nd Chief of Clan Mackintosh and one of the most powerful men in the Scottish Highlands. At first, Anne was blissfully happy. But the year was 1745 and Bonnie Prince Charlie was about to step off a boat on the west coast of Scotland and…

Catherine Sloper, a young and beautiful heiress with everything to live for, has been brutally murdered in New York. Harry Ramsay, Pinkerton Detective, is given the job no one else wants – to pursue her sadistic killer across the Atlantic to London. The year is 1888. His journey takes him to London’s notorious East End, populated by desperate women and broken men. Who can be trusted in this labyrinth of dimly-lit backstreets? Ramsay encounters prostitutes, pimps and violent criminals. There…

A shocking and brutal murder had taken place in the city in February that year, and the words ‘Jack Ripper is at the back of this door’ were found written in chalk on a door at the scene of the crime. When he was arrested, the accused, William Bury, admitted that he was ‘afraid he would be arrested as Jack the Ripper’. The police investigation uncovered some disturbing details. William Bury was a small dark-haired man who was known to…