Matthew Lloyd Davies

Single father Mitchell Fisher rescues a woman who falls from the "love story" bridge into the river. She disappears before he can determine her identity, and he learns that she has been missing for more than a year. He joins her sister Liza in a quest to find her, but she's left only one clue behind--a message on a padlock she hung on the bridge.

3 December 2114 Cory Wilson is woken in the middle of the night with a summons to appear in the president of Nations of Earth's office. An aid worker in Djibouti has discovered a shipment of alien guns. As ambassador to gamra, the extraterrestrial organisation which controls the Exchange, the FTL wormhole network, Cory has often been critical of Earth's handling of extraterrestrial problems. This is his moment to shine, to apply his knowledge about...

The second-quickest way to get yourself killed when dealing with Coldi people of the planet Asto is to look a superior in the eye. The Coldi people possess an instinct that demands the formation of hierarchical networks in which every person has a prescribed place. These networks provide stability. They also place one person at the top. Ezhya Palayi is that person. After having been released by his previous employers, Cory Wilson not only depends...

Sparks fly in Something Blue, a clever, character-driven mystery where romance and suspense seamlessly intertwine. The third book in the Lord & Lady Hetheridge Mystery Series delivers crisp dialogue, irresistible romance, and characters you'll fall in love with.Lord Anthony Hetheridge, a chief superintendent at Scotland Yard, is about to tie the knot with DS Kate Wakefield. But the murder of a powerful CEO at the luxurious Hotel Nonpareil threatens...

Step into the thrilling lives of London's rich and infamous in Black & Blue, where the stakes are high, the art is questionable, and a scandalous affair ends in murder.Everyone hated modern art dealer Granville Hardwick-his discarded lovers, his neighbors, and certain shady business associates. When he's found bludgeoned to death by a rather tasteless statue reproduction, Scotland Yard sends Lord Hetheridge and his tempestuous wife, DS Kate Wakefield,...

He's a West End blueblood. She's an East End cop. When they met, it was murder. "I loved this book! Great characters, great story! I was charmed by the interesting mix of personalities, and then unexpectedly Tony, Kate, Paul, Lady Margaret and others became real people to me - people I cared about. I lost track of me and fell into the story. That is what a great book does to one. I am purchasing the entire series!" -from Reader Review "I absolutely...

What makes a place so memorable that it survives forever in a word? In this captivating round-the-world tour, Paul Anthony Jones is your guide through the intriguing stories of how eighty places became immortalized in the English language. You'll discover why the origins of turkeys, limericks, Brazil nuts, and Panama hats aren't quite as straightforward as you might presume. If you've never heard of the tiny Czech mining town of Ja'chymov-or Joachimsthal,...

Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of Four is the second novel in the Sherlock Holmes series, following the enormously successful novel A Study In Scarlet. With the mysterious disappearance of a British Indian army officer, a one-legged hooligan, a stolen treasure, and a nefarious pact between four con-men, this novel of revenge and love is an exquisite classic of crime fiction. In the infamous opening of the novel, Dr. Watson finds Sherlock Holmes in...

In Seducing the Dragon, Evie and Bram found love in each other. Many trials have hit their clan since their mating ceremony and they've worked together to make the world a better place for Stonefire and other dragon-shifters in the UK. However, as Christmas and the Winter Solstice draws near, complications arise and Evie goes into labor. Will Bram and Evie continue their happy ending and welcome their newest child? Or, will something go wrong and...

MATT AND LIZ MAY HAVE RETIRED FROM THE POLICE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN A QUIET LIFE. An old friend's sister disappears without a trace. There's no sign of foul play, but she'd been acting very peculiarly... Meanwhile, Liz's cousin Christie comes to stay. She takes an immediate-and uncharacteristic-dislike to the local bookshop owner, Gina. Why does everyone put up with her awful behavior? HUNTING WILL-O'-THE-WISPS ON THE MARSHES CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS...