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The story of a gang of four young boys, Pádraig, Fintan, Donnacha and Séan who grew up in the early 1900's. Their gang, 'The Fruit Kings', was formed in their early childhood and they were rarely seen in the town without at least two gang members strolling the paths. As they reached their teenage years, the Irish town they grew up in saw significant change, which would also change their young lives forever. Ireland was part of the United Kingdom during the First World War. The war period was marked by significant political and social changes, including the rising tide of Irish nationalism.

Another revenge-laden thriller that plunges readers deep into the mind of a killer, who is determined to revenge an injustice. The impact of the fateful night which saw Detectives Alice Pepper and Andy Martins encounter serial killer Rob Hills, is finally revealed. The final book in the Rob Hills Murder series sees Scarlett Martins, daughter of DCI Andy Martins, become embroiled in a series of violent crimes. The victims are connected through a common event, which results in Alice Pepper leading a team of investigators to track the killer.

A senseless vicious murder in West London starts a reign of horrific attacks on young women, leaving the police clueless as to the motive behind them. As a pattern emerges, Detectives Andy Martins and Charlotte Campbell begin to piece together a profile of the killer. The killings lead them to a suspect who has a unrelenting motive for killing these women. Despite the killer leaving them clues, they are running out of time to stop him. Can they get a step ahead before his final act that will end his mission?

London 2023. DCI Andy Martins receives information of a murder in rural Ireland. Confused as to why this information has been sent to him, he soon discovers the murder has the hallmarks of a serial killer he arrested over eighteen years ago.

Based on Robert Greene’s story Pandosto, The Winter’s Tale play tells the story of Leontes, king of Sicilia, and his childhood friend Polixenes, king of Bohemia. In a jealous rage, Leontes mistakenly accuses Polixenes and his own his wife, Hermione, of adultery, and her newborn daughter as illegitimate, casting her into the wilderness, causing their son to die of grief and Hermione to seemingly follow suit. With his family dead or believed dead, Leontes must face the tragic consequences of his actions.

An epic 13-part dramatisation of William Harrison Ainsworth’s historical romance, centring around the rise and fall of Lady Jane Grey. William Harrison Ainsworth was lauded by his contemporaries as a successor to Sir Walter Scott, and was named in 1847 as one of the three most popular writers in England (alongside Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Charles Dickens).

King Henry IV suffers from illness, so his youngest son, Prince John, fights the rebels, while Prince Hal prepares to be king. Meanwhile, Hal's friend Falstaff causes trouble, recruits and speaks ill of Hal. Henry dies and Hal becomes King Henry V. He banishes Falstaff from court, ready to wage war on France.

Against the wishes of the nobles, King Henry marries the penniless Margaret, who plots against him with her lover. As tensions between York and Lancaster build, the duke of York gathers supporters for his claim to the throne. York secretly leads a rebellion, his supporters proclaim him king and Henry is forced to flee.

How do any of us really know who we are? A man arrives in a strange town only to find that everyone knows his name, but thinks he’s someone else. A woman wonders why her husband is not the man he was, but starts to rather like it. Confusion mounts as everyone uncouples from themselves. Will they ever find themselves again? And do they really want to?

The Rape of Lucrece follows a popular story from one of Shakespeare's favourite ancient writers, Ovid. Lucrece is the angelic wife of Collatine, an illustrious Roman general. She is coveted and eventually attacked by Prince Tarquin, Collatine's best friend.

King Cymbeline of Britain banishes his daughter Imogen's husband, who then makes a bet on Imogen's fidelity. Imogen is accused of being unfaithful, runs away and becomes a page for the Roman army as it invades Britain. In the end, Imogen clears her name, discovers her long-lost brothers and reunites with her husband while Cymbeline makes peace with Rome.