Books in Ulverscroft large print series. [Western] series

It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing an evening dress and heavy makeup, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry? The respectable Bantrys invite Miss Marple to solve the mystery ... before tongues start to wag.

Kilkenny wasn’t looking for trouble when he entered the Clifton House stage station, but trouble found him when a reckless youngster named Tetlow challenged him, drew his gun, and paid for it with his life.Looking to escape a reputation that he never wanted, Kilkenny settles in the lonely mountain country of Utah, planning to ranch a high, lush valley. But the past is on his trail. Jared Tetlow is a powerful rancher determined to run his vast herd on the limited grasslands there—whether he has to buy out the local ranchers, run them out, or kill them. He’ll cut down anyone who stands in his way, especially a man he already despises: the gunman named Kilkenny—the man who killed his son.

'Lively historical whodunnit... Shallot himself is a splendid braggart, a Tudor Flashman.' - THE TIMES 'Cleverly twisting tale of murder and mayhem.' - BRIGHTON EVENING ARGUS 'Definitely another gem from one of the best historical mystery writers around.' - CADS Someone is blackmailing King Henry VIII by despatching threatening letters from the Tower under the name and seal of Edward, one of the princes supposedly murdered there. The King is terrified - and also intrigued by the mysterious and grisly murders occurring amongst the hangmen of London. Cardinal Wolsey turns to his nephew Benjamin Daunbey, and Daunbey's servant, Roger Shallot, to unmask the blackmailer and end the murders. When the King threatens that, unless the mysteries are resolved, Shallot will hang from the highest scaffold in the kingdom, the pressure mounts to find the answers.

A new tie-in edition of Agatha Christie's bestseller, to coincide with the broadcast of the new movie on ITV starring Geraldine McEwan. Includes a full colour plate section, a 'making of' essay, background facts and a bonus chapter. 'Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe,' declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, 'would be doing the world at large a service!' It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later. From seven potential murderers, Miss Marple must seek out the suspect who has both motive and opportunity.