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King Henry VIII is inconsolable over the loss of his beloved queen, Jane Seymour. He banishes himself to the lower-levels of Whitehall Palace and refuses to see or speak to anyone. A deeply concerned Cromwell has a desperate plan: To send down the old court jester, the unstable Will Sommers, into the darkness, to somehow help. Meanwhile, Cromwell's enemies at court are gathering. Henry's grief regresses into a strange kind of manic madness. But can a fool really save the King?

The powerful Council of Nobles are humbled by an enigmatic cloaked figure. A unique felled tree, deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest, holds the secret to a revolutionary bow. The Sheriff of Nottingham aims to cleverly meld those two events into one dramatic vision: to be finally rid of Robin Hood and his band of irritating outlaws. And he is more than willingly assisted by the menacing, and Robin's rival for the affections of Marion, Sir Guy of Gisbourne.

Unearth the mystery of the Mayflower Court flats, and play find-the-lady at the murky, yet majestic, manor house.

At last, after 165 years, the sequel to The Man in the Iron Mask... 17th Century France, two years after D'Artagnan's death: Deep beneath the Palais de Versailles, Aramis is shocked and astonished by the directives of D'Artagnan's Legacy. To follow, he must betray his honour; his King and, perhaps most damning of all, his fellow Musketeers. The Sun King will be eclipsed by darkness once more... Or can the ageing Musketeers really reunite, for one last time - for the glory of France?

Meet all the engines, characters big and small, in this collection of all six stories from The Engine Series. Puff along with engines Little Titch, Gideon, Toc Toc, Rust Bucket, and Sally Steamy, and don't forget Minnie Millie, the engine lookerafterer.

No one - friend or foe - has seen Robin Hood for over a year. The Sheriff and Gisborne then capture a hooded figure who could be their sworn enemy.... The last of the outlaws: Little John, Much and Alan A Dale must consider...do they risk everything to rescue this mysterious yet somehow familiar stranger? And if he isn't Robin Hood - then who is he and what is he planning?

Sally Steamy is an engine who doesn't seem to like Christmas at all. Sally wants to keep herself busy and believe Christmas is just another day. Can Little Titch and a magical Christmas adventure somehow change her mind?

Say hello to Little Titch, the small engine with a big heart. Little Titch feels very small next to his good friend, the kind and very big engine, Gideon. But when Gideon forgets something important, it's up to the littlest of little engines to save the day....

What is so special about Space Pilot Harrys? True, he values his individuality above anything else. He is even weary of being one-bonded with his female. But, just before the dawn of the next millennium, Harrys' belief system is about to be blown wide apart. Because, across the immense vastness of Space, the Prime is waiting for him...

This Christmas time, things are not all fine. For there's trouble at Devlin's Department Store, and it all seems to centre on the first floor. Where strangely, one can hear a cuckoo chime...T'is the season to be jolly. And Old Tom must crack the case, before he can hang up his holly.

A new recruit is assigned to be Hitler's personal bodyguard.

The incorrigible Inspector Lestrade takes the lead, as he likes to view it, in 4 investigations, 'helped' of course by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Be there, as Lestrade shoelaces are tied up with Watson's and Lestrade actually getting it right for once, over the great Sherlock Holmes.

Little Titch, Gideon, and Minnie Millie discover that the mainland will, very soon, run out of coal. So, the three friends go on an exciting adventure through the tick and the tock of the Clockwork Village and search for the Lost Railway to try to find the lost coal before they run out of steam. Can Little Titch and friends be so bold and find that coal?

Gideon is a big, kind engine with a huge crane arm. But when he meets an even bigger engine, Massive Mandy, she is always very rude to him. With the help of his friends, can Gideon somehow find the softer side of the bad-tempered engine?

Attending a medical conference, Watson returns to Baker Street to find a much older Holmes, withdrawn and very retired. Remarkably, Watson's visit coincides with another: Lil, a girl from the notorious and appalling Old Nichol Rookery housing slum, is unaware the great detective has retired. She brings with her a firsthand sighting of a strange, glowing "ghoul" which frightened her half to death in the dark ginnels of the Rookery. So, will Holmes and Watson, for one very last time, investigate a ghoul who does not like to be seen...?

Minnie Millie is the station cleaner who likes to look after her engine friends. But her friends, Little Titch and Gideon, want to know just who is it who controls all the Mainland engines. To find out, they must go all the way to the Big City, where the biggest surprise of all is waiting for them....

A highly innovative murder. A disheveled American detective. But why does the lieutenant focus his homicide investigation on multi-billionaire business owner Houston, who also happens to have the tightest alibi of them all, save for four minutes?

For over a thousand years, The Fellowship have prepared for one purpose, and one purpose only. They believe the wrath of the ancient Gods will cause a cataclysmic event in...Stokeham.

I am Mandrake. I have vowed to inflict a creeping retribution on my old friend and colleague, Thomas. I wager you believe that I am in the wrong. I only ask that you carefully study these five transcripts before passing judgement. Perhaps "old" Thomas had it coming to him—you decide. Featuring a foreword by the man himself—Mandrake!

I am Claire. I am an 11-year-old girl. I met two new friends who invite me to join the Mystery Makers. And, these are the four mind-blowing mysteries I made with them.... Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Claire & the Mystery Makers: The Complete Series, and experience the compelling world of cozy mystery.