Six Weeks by the SeaSummer 1801. Sidmouth, England. The Austen Family descends upon a fashionable Georgian seaside resort in Devonshire for a six week holiday. Jane's brother, Frank, is on leave from the Royal Navy, and dearly wishes to unite his sister with his friend Captain Peter Parker. But another holidaymaker, a handsome stranger, catches sight of Jane and is determined to make her acquaintance. This rival to Captain Parker is Samuel Rose: a lawyer, literary man

and are forced to confront the possibility that what began as a callous prank might well have taken on a malevolent life of its own

This book is truly special' Sarah J

twisty legal thriller for the 21st century

Sam Ripley has delivered a perfectly crafted nightmare

A killer that cannot possibly be human

Its 1923 and at Thistlecrook House

'Beautifully written and atmospheric

in this brilliant and utterly original debut novel

Can Jamie play himself well enough to avoid being killed - and to avert a lethal global conflict

Desperate to see her children

the young journalist and future author of Quo Vadis

And this strange horde from out of the Scythian wilderness will bring a night to fall on that Empire like no other