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  • Death in the Devil's Den: Alfie's gang face the biggest threat yet!

    Cora Harrison

    eBook (Sapere Books, May 25, 2019)
    It’s a matter of national security for Alfie and the gang! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Charlie N. Holmberg, Markus Zusak and Leigh Bardugo.Can Alfie unmask a dangerous Russian spy…? Young amateur sleuth Alfie, along with his blind brother Sammy, and cousins Jack and Tom, are approached by London police officer, Inspector Denham.The Inspector has had a tip-off about a Russian spy, and he needs the boys to spy on the men he suspects.It’s the most dangerous job they’ve undertaken to date.And if the spy realises he is being watched, their lives could be in danger.But for the impoverished street urchins, a five-pound fee is too good to turn down…Can Alfie find the spy without endangering the lives of his family? Or will they find themselves out of their depth in this heart-stopping investigation?DEATH IN THE DEVIL’S DEN is the sixth young adult crime thriller in an exciting historical series, the Victorian London Murder Mysteries, following a gang of street urchins fighting crime in London’s slums. VICTORIAN LONDON MURDER MYSTERY SERIES: BOOK ONE: THE MONTGOMERY MURDERBOOK TWO: THE DEADLY FIREBOOK THREE: MURDER ON STAGEBOOK FOUR: DEATH OF A CHIMNEY SWEEPBOOK FIVE: THE BODY IN THE FOGBOOK SIX: DEATH IN THE DEVIL’S DEN
  • The Montgomery Murder: An action-packed YA thriller

    Cora Harrison

    Paperback (Sapere Books, March 1, 2019)
    Looking for a YA historical mystery series? Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Charlie N. Holmberg, Markus Zusak and Leigh Bardugo.Alfie and his gang find themselves embroiled in a murder case. Can they stop the ‘Monmouth Street Strangler’ before another murder is committed? London, 1858. Young orphan Alfie is doing everything in his power to keep a roof over the heads of his rag-tag family. His brother Sammy, cousins Jack and Tom and faithful dog Mutsy all rely on him for survival.When a brutal murder is committed nearby Alfie sees a chance to make some extra money.The police need someone streetwise and cunning who can access the slums of St Giles, and Alfie is just who they are looking for.But when Alfie installs Sammy as a servant in the Monmouth Street house everything starts to go wrong.And a sinister world of double-dealing and danger is revealed…Are Alfie and his gang now at risk? Can they unmask the killer before he realises they are on his trail? Or will the Monmouth Street Strangler strike again…? THE MONTGOMERY MURDER is the first young adult crime thriller in an exciting historical series, the Victorian London Murder Mysteries, following a gang of young urchins fighting crime in London’s slums. ‘A thoroughly exciting page-turner’ - Irish Examiner‘A hugely enjoyable read’ - Bookzone4boysVICTORIAN LONDON MURDER MYSTERY SERIES:BOOK ONE: THE MONTGOMERY MURDERBOOK TWO: THE DEADLY FIREBOOK THREE: MURDER ON STAGEBOOK FOUR: DEATH OF A CHIMNEY SWEEPBOOK FIVE: THE BODY IN THE FOGBOOK SIX: DEATH IN THE DEVIL’S DEN
  • I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend

    Cora Harrison

    Paperback (Ember, Oct. 11, 2011)
    When shy Jenny Cooper goes to stay with her cousin Jane Austen she knows nothing of the world of beautiful dresses, dances, secrets, gossip, and romance that Jane inhabits. But Jane is already a sharp observer of the customs of courtship. And when Jenny falls utterly in love with Captain Thomas Williams, who better than Jane to help her win the heart of this dashing man?But is that even possible? After all, Jenny's been harboring a most desperate secret. Should it become known, it would bring scandal to her and the wonderful Austen family. What's a poor orphan girl to do?
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  • Infinity Rises

    S. Harrison

    eBook (Skyscape, Jan. 5, 2016)
    Finn Blackstone is in trouble. A mission to find out the truth about her mysteriously absent father has morphed into a perilous game of cat and mouse. Now Finn and her friends must navigate a terrifying futuristic landscape filled with machines intent on the group’s annihilation.As Finn struggles against external forces, she faces an imminent threat as she grapples with her alter ego, Infinity. By accessing her memories, Finn catches a glimpse of Infinity’s capabilities and feels a growing sense of horror at her past. But the more Finn and Infinity interact, the more the game shifts under their feet. In a world where it’s hard to tell your friends from your enemies, Finn’s past rears its ugly head to trip her up in unthinkable ways.Finn must summon every ounce of strength she has to overpower her adversaries in a bone-rattling roller-coaster ride hurtling her toward an unknown future.
  • I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend

    Cora Harrison

    eBook (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Sept. 28, 2010)
    When shy Jenny Cooper goes to stay with her cousin Jane Austen, she knows nothing of the world of beautiful dresses, dances, secrets, gossip, and romance that Jane inhabits. At fifteen, Jane is already a sharp observer of the customs of courtship. So when Jenny falls utterly in love with Captain Thomas Williams, who better than Jane to help her win the heart of this dashing man? But is that even possible? After all, Jenny’s been harboring a most desperate secret. Should it become known, it would bring scandal not only to her, but also to the wonderful Austen family. What’s a poor orphan girl to do? In this delicious dance between truth and fiction, Cora Harrison has crafted Jenny’s secret diary by reading everything Jane Austen wrote as a child and an adult, and by researching biographies, critical studies, and family letters. Jenny’s diary makes the past spring vividly to life and provides insight into the entire Austen family—especially the beloved Jane.
  • Unjust Judge, An: A Mystery set in 16th century Ireland

    Cora Harrison

    Paperback (Severn House Publishers, Aug. 1, 2018)
    An unfairly harsh judge meets a gruesome end in the latest intriguing Burren mystery. It was a macabre ending for an unjust judge: his throat slit by a sharp knife; his body stuffed into a lobster pot and left beneath a powerful jet of water shooting up through the cliffs from the turbulent Atlantic. When Mara, Brehon of the nearby kingdom of the Burren, comes to investigate, she knows that her first suspects have to be the five young men who had received such savage sentences for minor crimes. But there are others in the frame: the nephew of the former Brehon, a man with the power of the Tudor court behind him. The child bride who hated her husband. The ill-treated apprentice. And who was it who was seen on that moonlit night by the confused and elderly Fergus Mac Clancy?
  • Infinity Lost

    S. Harrison

    eBook (Skyscape, Nov. 1, 2015)
    In the near future, one corporation, Blackstone Technologies, has changed the world: no disasters, no poverty, and life-altering technology. Blackstone has the impunity to destroy—or create—as it sees fit.Infinity “Finn” Blackstone is the seventeen-year-old daughter of Blackstone’s reclusive CEO—but she’s never even met him. When disturbing dreams about a past she doesn’t remember begin to torment her, Finn knows there’s only one person who can provide answers: her father.After Finn and an elite group of peers are invited to Blackstone’s top-secret HQ, Finn realizes she may have a chance to confront her father. But when a highly sophisticated company AI morphs into a killing machine, the trip descends into chaos. Trapped inside shape-shifting walls, Finn and her friends are at the mercy of an all-seeing intelligence that will destroy everything to get to her.With no hope of help, Finn’s dream-memories may be the only chance of survival. But will she remember in time to save her own life and the lives of those around her?
  • Debutantes

    Cora Harrison

    eBook (Macmillan Children's Books, Aug. 2, 2012)
    It’s 1923 and London is a whirl of jazz, dancing and parties. Violet, Daisy, Poppy and Rose Derrington are desperate to be part of it, but stuck in an enormous crumbling house in the country, with no money and no fashionable dresses, the excitement seems a lifetime away. Luckily the girls each have a plan for escaping their humdrum country life: Rose wants to be a novelist, Poppy a jazz musician and Daisy a famous film director. Violet, however, has only one ambition: to become the perfect Debutante, so that she can go to London and catch the eye of Prince George, the most eligible bachelor in the country. But a house as big and old as Beech Grove Manor hides many secrets, and Daisy is about to uncover one so huge it could ruin all their plans - ruin everything - forever.
  • Debutantes: In Love

    Cora Harrison

    eBook (Macmillan Children's Books, Aug. 1, 2013)
    It’s 1924. Leaving their beloved Beech Grove Manor to go to London for the season, Poppy and Daisy Derrington know that they must shine as debutantes. Since a girl cannot inherit her father's estate, the sisters have to marry well or face being left penniless. But it’s not money or marriage that interests them. It’s music, cinema, literature, fashion, parties, love – everything that is shiny and new. Trapped by the dusty traditions of their class, Daisy and Poppy must choose between family duty and the bright lights of the roaring twenties . . .
  • Murder On Stage: A thrilling YA investigation

    Cora Harrison

    Paperback (Sapere Books, May 16, 2019)
    A heart-stopping adventure for Alfie and the gang! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Charlie N. Holmberg, Markus Zusak and Leigh Bardugo.Alfie is on the wrong side of the law… Alfie is at Covent Garden Theatre when he witnesses actor Harry Booth being poisoned.Alfie runs backstage to help, but it’s too late.Harry is dead.And now Alfie was the last person seen with the body.With Alfie now a chief murder suspect, his brother Sammy and cousins Jack and Tom must band together to find the real murderer. Does somebody in the theatre know what happened? Can the gang clear Alfie’s name? Or will he find himself locked up for the murder on the stage…? MURDER ON STAGE is the third young adult crime thriller in an exciting historical series, the Victorian London Murder Mysteries, following a gang of street urchins fighting crime in London’s slums. VICTORIAN LONDON MURDER MYSTERY SERIES: BOOK ONE: THE MONTGOMERY MURDERBOOK TWO: THE DEADLY FIREBOOK THREE: MURDER ON STAGEBOOK FOUR: DEATH OF A CHIMNEY SWEEPBOOK FIVE: THE BODY IN THE FOGBOOK SIX: DEATH IN THE DEVIL’S DEN
  • Jane Austen Stole My Boyfriend

    Cora Harrison

    eBook (Macmillan Children's Books, April 1, 2011)
    Jane wants to meet a hero worthy of her extraordinary imagination: a gentleman who is dashing and daring and handsome and brave; who can dance like a viscount and duel like a king. Jane and Jenny are whiling away the season in Bath and there are plenty of dances, rumours and scandals to entertain them. But a good reputation, once lost, is gone forever; and Jane is in danger of becoming the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons
  • I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend

    Cora Harrison

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Sept. 28, 2010)
    When shy Jenny Cooper goes to stay with her cousin Jane Austen, she knows nothing of the world of beautiful dresses, dances, secrets, gossip, and romance that Jane inhabits. At fifteen, Jane is already a sharp observer of the customs of courtship. So when Jenny falls utterly in love with Captain Thomas Williams, who better than Jane to help her win the heart of this dashing man? But is that even possible? After all, Jenny’s been harboring a most desperate secret. Should it become known, it would bring scandal not only to her, but also to the wonderful Austen family. What’s a poor orphan girl to do? In this delicious dance between truth and fiction, Cora Harrison has crafted Jenny’s secret diary by reading everything Jane Austen wrote as a child and an adult, and by researching biographies, critical studies, and family letters. Jenny’s diary makes the past spring vividly to life and provides insight into the entire Austen family—especially the beloved Jane.
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