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Congratulations to Adele Jordan, whose thrilling historical espionage novel, The Gentlewoman Spy, is published today! What happens when the spymaster’s right-hand man turns out to be a woman…? 1584, London Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster to the Tudor Queen Elizabeth has trained Kit Scarlett since she was a girl..

Congratulations to C V Chauhan, whose page-turning serial killer thriller, The Dance of Death, is out now! The Dance of Death is the first book in the Inspector Sharma Thriller series..

Congratulations to Michael Fowler, whose heart-pounding thriller, The Wedding Killer, is out now! The Wedding Killer is the second book in the Hamlet Mottrell Investigations series..

Congratulations to Alexandra Walsh, whose page-turning historical saga, The Jane Seymour Conspiracy, is published today! The Jane Seymour Conspiracy is the fourth book in the Marquess House series, dual timeline conspiracy thrillers with an ingenious twist on a well-known period of Tudor and Stuart history..

Congratulations to Ros Rendle, whose moving love story, Reaching For Tomorrow, is out now! After years of marriage, Jen Lucas’s relationship with her husband, Mike, has begun to falter..

Congratulations to Tanya Jean Russell, whose heart-warming holiday romance, Summer at Rose Hall, is out now! Summer at Rose Hall is the fourth book in the Honeyford Romantic Holiday Reads series..

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Congratulations to Amy Licence, whose stunning Tudor saga, Dangerous Lady, is published today! 1528 At seventeen, Thomasin Marwood is plunged into court society when a husband is found for her elder sister, Cecilia..

Congratulations to David Field, whose dramatic medieval thriller, An Uncivil War, is published today! England, 1120 When Henry I dies with no legitimate male heir, the nation is thrown into chaos..

Congratulations to Coirle Mooney, whose enchanting Medieval drama, The Cloistered Lady, is published today! Eleanor of Aquitaine has been arrested for rebelling against her husband, King Henry II of England..

Congratulations to Charlie Garratt, whose gripping historical mystery, A Malignant Death, is published today! June, 1940 With most of Europe now in the brutal grip of the Second World War, James Given and his wife, Rachel, have been forced to give up their dream life in France to return to England..

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Congratulations to Graham Brack, whose fabulous historical mystery, The Lying Dutchman, is published today! The Lying Dutchman is the sixth book in the Master Mercurius series: atmospheric crime thrillers set in seventeenth-century Europe..

Congratulations to Ros Rendle, whose moving contemporary romance, Sunflowers for Suzy, is published today! Having recently lost her mother, 38-year-old Suzy Summers is anxious to make a fresh start..

Congratulations to David Field, whose gripping medieval thriller, Traitor's Arrow, is published today! England, 1110 When King William Rufus of England is killed mysteriously during a hunting accident in the New Forest in 1100, his younger brother Henry, who had been present, loses no time in riding hard to claim both the Treasury and the crown..

Congratulations to Graham Ley, whose gripping historical saga, The Baron Returns, is out now! The Baron Returns is the first book in The Kergohan Regency Drama Series..

Seán Gibbons' gritty, heart-pounding thriller, City of Death, is published today..

When was the last time you sat down to just clear your head? While not all mental strain you might be under can be cured by writing, it’s one tool that can help in a big way..

Congratulations to Michael Fowler, whose gritty psychological thriller, See Them Die, is published today! Three years ago, forensic psychologist Dr Hamlet Mottrell’s life was completely destroyed when an intruder killed his wife and unborn child and slashed his wrists to make it look like a murder-suicide..

Congratulations to Elizabeth Bailey, whose brilliantly written historical mystery, The Unwanted Corpse, is published today! The Unwanted Corpse is the eighth book in the Lady Fan Mystery series..

We are delighted to announce that we have signed a new dual timeline series set in the modern day and Tudor times by Phillipa Vincent-Connolly..

We have received the very sad news that one of our authors, Bob Cornett, has passed away age 69..

We are thrilled to announce that we have awarded winners in all six of the writing competition briefs that we set last year..

Congratulations to Natalie Kleinman, whose captivating Regency romance, Love's Legacy, is out now! When her father — a countryside reverend — dies suddenly, young Patience Worthington is left with no home and little money..

Congratulations to David Field, whose thrilling Medieval saga, Conquest, is published today! It's 1065 and the Saxon kingdom is under threat of invasion at both ends..

Congratulations to Ros Rendle, whose breath-taking dual timeline saga, The Divided Heart, is published today! England, 1975 Having recently suffered heartbreak, twenty-five-year-old Heather Rawlins is ready to give up on love..

Congratulations to Coirle Mooney, whose enchanting Medieval romance, The Lady's Keeper, is out now! At Eleanor of Aquitaine’s palace in Poitiers, fourteen-year-old Lady Joanna of Agen is coming of age..

Congratulations to Seán Gibbons, whose darkly comic crime thriller, Find The Killer, is published today! Find The Killer is the third novel in the Ben Miller Crime Thriller series: hardboiled gangland novels set in Galway, Ireland..

We are delighted to announce that we have signed up a new Regency series by Graham Ley..

Congratulations to Simon Michael, whose gripping thriller, The Final Shot, is published today! The Final Shot is the seventh crime novel in the Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers — gritty, hard-boiled mysteries set in 1960s London..

Congratulations to Tim Chant, whose exhilarating nautical action novel, Mutiny on the Potemkin, is published today! Mutiny on the Potemkin is the second book in the Marcus Baxter naval thriller series: action-packed, authentic historical adventures following former Royal Navy officer Marcus Baxter during the early 1900s..

Congratulations to Linda Stratmann, whose fabulous historical mystery, Sherlock Holmes and the Explorers’ Club, is published today! Sherlock Holmes and the Explorers’ Club is the second Victorian crime thriller in the Early Casebook of Sherlock Holmes series..

Congratulations to Marilyn Todd, whose gripping historical mystery, Dead Drop, is published today! Dead Drop is the fourth book in the Julia McAllister Victorian Mystery series: thrilling British detective novels with a courageous woman sleuth at the centre..

Congratulations to David Field, whose thrilling historical saga, All That Glitters, is published today! All That Glitters is the final instalment of The Australian Saga Series, set in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries..

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Congratulations to Natalie Kleinman, whose sparkling Regency romance, The Ghost of Glendale, is out now! Having never been in love, twenty-four-year-old Phoebe Marcham has no interest in marriage..

Congratulations to Ros Rendle, whose moving romantic saga, Resistance of Love, is published today! Resistance of Love is set in England and France before and during World War II, and is the second book in The Strong Family Historical Saga series..

Congratulations to Seán Gibbons, whose gripping Irish crime thriller, Back Street Murder, is published today! Back Street Murder is the second novel in the Ben Miller Crime Thriller series: hardboiled gangland novels set in Galway..

Congratulations to Tanya Jean Russell and Teresa F Morgan, whose sparkling Christmas romance novels are published today! Read on to find out more about each book..

In this blog series, Sapere Books spotlights authors whose books have gone out of print and whose work we are republishing, in an effort to revive the most vibrant and engaging voices of the past..

Marilyn Todd is the author of the Julia McAllister Victorian Mystery series: historical murder mysteries with a courageous woman sleuth embarking on traditional British private investigations in nineteenth-century London..

We are proud to announce that we have partnered with Carbon Neutral Britain to measure and offset our carbon footprint, to become Certified as a Carbon Neutral Business..

Sapere Books are proud to have sponsored the Crime Writers’ Association’s Historical Dagger Award, which is for the best historical crime novel set in any period at least 50 years prior to the year in which the prize is presented..

Natalie Kleinman is the author of THE RELUCTANT BRIDE and THE GIRL WITH FLAMING HAIR: glittering romantic adventures set in Regency England..

We are thrilled to announce that we have signed a new Tudor saga series by Amy Licence..

Sapere Books are proud to be sponsoring the Crime Writers’ Association’s Historical Dagger Award, which is for the best historical crime novel set in any period at least 50 years prior to the year in which the prize is presented..

We are delighted to announce that we have signed up the fourth instalment of Alexandra Walsh’s captivating Marquess House Series – dual timeline conspiracy thrillers with ingenious twists on Tudor and Stuart history – as well as the next novel in her new Victorian series..

Sapere Books are proud to be sponsoring the Crime Writers’ Association’s Historical Dagger Award, which is for the best historical crime novel set in any period at least 50 years prior to the year in which the prize is presented..

Following the publication of David Field’s absorbing Esther & Jack Enright Mysteries, Tudor Saga Series and Carlyle & West Victorian Mysteries, we are delighted to have signed up his new Medieval Saga Series..

Natalie Kleinman is the author of The Reluctant Bride, a glittering Regency romance with a strong-minded heroine at its heart..

We are delighted to announce that we have signed a new Leicester-based crime series by C V Chauhan..

Sapere Books are proud to be sponsoring the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Popular Fiction Award..

Set in seventeenth-century Leiden, The Netherlands, Graham Brack’s funny and immersive Master Mercurius Mysteries follow Mercurius — a witty university lecturer-cum-sleuth..

Sapere Books are proud to be sponsoring the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Popular Fiction Award..

The Scorpion Squad Military Thrillers follow an American Battalion fighting in the Vietnam War..

We are delighted to announce that we have signed a new Tudor mystery series by C P Giuliani..

In this blog series, Sapere Books spotlights authors whose books have gone out of print and whose work we are republishing, in an effort to revive the most vibrant and engaging voices of the past..

Ronald Healiss is the author of ARCTIC RESCUE: A MEMOIR OF THE TRAGIC SINKING OF HMS GLORIOUS..

Set in England during the Second World War, Charlie Garratt’s Inspector James Given Investigations follow a troubled detective as he uncovers the truth behind a series of suspicious deaths..

Sapere Books are proud to sponsor the Crime Writers’ Association’s Historical Dagger Award, which is for the best historical crime novel set in any period at least 50 years prior to the year in which the prize is presented..

Stephen Taylor is the author of A CANOPY OF STARS, a thrilling historical 19th century saga stretching from the legal courts of Georgian London to the Jewish ghetto in Frankfurt..

Marilyn Todd’s witty and atmospheric Julia McAllister Victorian Mysteries follow a courageous female photographer-cum-sleuth as she investigates London’s shadiest characters..

Gaynor Torrance’s absorbing DI Jemima Huxley Thrillers follow a determined and resourceful female detective as she unravels gruesome crimes..

Following the publication of Linda Stratmann’s sensational Mina Scarletti Mysteries – Victorian crime novels with a courageous woman sleuth at the centre – editorial director Amy Durant has signed up her exciting new series, which follows a young Sherlock Holmes..

Elizabeth Bailey’s Regency-era Lady Fan Mysteries follow Ottilia, a courageous woman sleuth faced with gruesome deaths, buried scandals, witch hunts and more..

We are delighted to announce that we have signed up a new Regency romance novel by Graham Ley..

When I wrote A Shadowed Livery, it didn’t occur to me that Inspector James Given would spawn a series, so I happily scribbled away with no thought of the future..

J C Briggs’ gripping Charles Dickens Investigations follow the famous writer-turned-detective as he dives into the seedy underbelly of Victorian London..

Michael Fowler’s DS Hunter Kerr novel, SHADOW OF THE BEAST features a horrific serial killer..

Following the publication of Alexandra’s Walsh’s captivating Marquess House Trilogy – dual timeline conspiracy thrillers with ingenious twists on Tudor and Stuart history – editorial director Amy Durant has signed her fourth book..

Following the publication of Graham Brack’s darkly funny Josef Slonský Investigations – atmospheric police procedurals set in Prague – Sapere Books recently started publishing his Master Mercurius Mysteries: 17th century crime thrillers set in Leiden, The Netherlands..

Chapter One The taxi swung out of the avenue and I got my first view of Grovestock House, its blindingly white stucco frontage gleaming in the autumn sunlight..

Each month, Sapere Books spotlights an author whose books have gone out of print and whose work we are republishing, in an effort to revive the most vibrant and engaging voices of the past..

Following the publication of Deborah Swift’s extraordinary wartime sagas – PAST ENCOUNTERS and THE OCCUPATION – editorial director Amy Durant has signed four more of her books..

It seems apt that I am writing this on the day that the A-level results are announced..

Sapere Books is always open for submissions, and we especially encourage writers of colour to send us their work..

Sapere Books are proud to be sponsoring the Crime Writers’ Association’s Historical Dagger Award, which is for the best historical crime novel set in any period at least 50 years prior to the year in which the prize is presented..

Stephen Taylor is the author of A CANOPY OF STARS, a thrilling historical 19th century saga stretching from the legal courts of Georgian London to the Jewish ghetto in Frankfurt..

We recently had a digital meet-up with some of our authors to catch up on current projects and find out how lockdown has impacted their writing..

This summer, settle down with a charming, classic love story by Lewis Cox – a master of the genre! ONE SPRING IN PARIS follows Caroline May, a young artist studying her craft in the city of love..

We had very sad news back in April that one of our authors, Alan Williams, fell victim to COVID-19..

Sapere Books are proud to be sponsoring the Crime Writers’ Association’s Historical Dagger Award, which is for the best historical crime novel set in any period at least 50 years prior to the year in which the prize is presented..

We are thrilled to announce that we have recently welcomed three brilliant new authors to our contemporary romance and historical fiction lists..

Linda Stratmann is the author of the MINA SCARLETTI INVESTIGATIONS, a traditional British detective series set in Victorian Brighton..

To help keep you entertained during quarantine we’ve put together a list of some of our most absorbing thrillers, featuring mysterious disappearances, historical conspiracies, ghostly dreams and more… Paternoster, Kim Fleet A compelling timeshift mystery, Paternoster moves between 18th Century and modern-day England..

Jane Cable is the author of ANOTHER YOU and ENDLESS SKIES, modern romantic sagas that draw on the Second World War..

Keith Moray is the author of the SANDAL CASTLE MEDIEVAL THRILLERS, historical murder mysteries set in Yorkshire..

David Field is the author of the Carlyle & West Victorian Mysteries..

Sapere Books has reached its second birthday! We now have a family of over 50 authors and plenty of chart successes under our belt..

To celebrate International Women’s Day (8th March) we asked five of our authors to tell us all about their favourite female writers..

DEATH IN DELFT by Graham Brack is the first historical murder investigation in the Master Mercurius Mystery series: atmospheric crime thrillers set in seventeenth-century Europe..

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a timeless love story! We’ve chosen four of our favourite romantic reads for you this February..

Sapere Books are proud to be sponsoring the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Popular Fiction Award..

DAY ONE 6 July 2008 She bucked and jerked wildly and he had to bear down all of his twelve stone onto her wiry yet well-toned young body as her limbs smacked against his… She was fighting for her life..

Jean Stubbs is the author of the INSPECTOR LINTOTT INVESTIGATIONS series and the BRIEF CHRONICLES series..

Deborah Swift is the author of PAST ENCOUNTERS and THE OCCUPATION..

Hi Michael! Welcome to the Sapere Books blog! We are very excited to be publishing your HUNTER KERR detective series..

Happy new year to all of our wonderful authors and readers, and thank you for your continued faith and support! 2019 saw us expand our list with some incredible titles and we can’t wait to share more with you this year..

Renowned for her wit, humour, realism and sparkling dialogue, Jane Austen is hailed as one of England’s greatest writers..

  CHAPTER ONE   It was a foggy evening in late November..