Historical Fiction Online

I've just started "The Christmas Party" by Karen Swan.

Whizzing through it so far! I'm also about to start "The Corset" by Laura Purcell.

I'm reading an Agatha Christie "The Pale Horse", haven't read one of her books for years, very readable so far and there's a new TV version coming soon.

November "The King's Witch" by Tracy Borman - it's the early 17th century, and Frances Gorges finds her happy rural existence shattered when her uncle arranges for her to be sent to London, to be of the ladies attending Queen Anne, wife of James, who succeeded Elizabeth I on her death. Frances was ...

I've just started "The Magpie Tree" by Katherine Stansfield, supernatural tinged historical drama set in mid 19th century Cornwall.

I actually think the Shetland books are better than the show! They made a lot of changes from the books, which is fair enough up to a point, but some of the books could still work as stand alone stories despite those changes. I thought the last series was good but too slow.

October Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch - latest episode in the Peter Grant series known as "Rivers of London", another hugely entertaining, adrenaline-fuelled adventure in which he finally meets his nemesis - Mr Punch - and Martin Chorley aka the Faceless Man is also on his trail. Peter's private...

I've just started the final book in the Shetland series by Ann Cleeves, "Wild Fire".

I've just started the latest in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series "Lies Sleeping", which promises to delve into London's murky past

Went to see this on Saturday, I enjoyed it, and yes there would definitely be room for a sequel.