Sorted on book title (not in series order)
In all his years on the force, Detective Chief Inspector Pendragon had never seen a corpse like this one. After the initial horror, he recognised the reference to the surrealist painter, Magritte. But that made the crime even more sickening - accomplished, as it had been, with a sickening...Read more
For on the skeleton's finger is a beautiful emerald ring that once belonged to Lucrezia Borgia, the most powerful - and most evil - woman of the Renaissance.
Hours later the skeleton has vanished and one man is dead.
For DCI Jack Pendragon - newly transferred from...Read more
A combination of past and present storylines, throw in some some ancient religious elements, and publishers can't seem to stop themselves from doing the "If you like Dan Brown... line". Whilst fans of Dan Brown could very well find this book appealing, non-fans shouldn't necessarily regard...Read more
Oxford, 2006: a young woman is found brutally murdered, her throat cut. Her heart has been removed and in its place lies an apparently ancient gold coin.
Twenty-four hours later, another woman is found. The MO is identical, except that this time her brain has been removed, and...Read more
Michael White is the author of a considerable number of non-fiction books, including one entitled Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer and you'd have to assume that book feeds a lot of the fictional story of EQUINOX. Mind you, EQUINOX doesn't read like a non-fiction / biography style book - it...Read more
In the crypt of the Medici Chapel in Florence, scientist Edie Granger, and her uncle, Carlin Mackenzie, are examining the mummified remains of one of the most powerful families in Renaissance Italy. The embalmers have done their work well in terms of outward appearance. But under the crisp...Read more