The Eye of JadeMei is a modern, independent Chinese woman. She runs her own business in Beijing, working as a private investigator; she owns a car; she even has that most modern of commodities, a male secretary. One day, Uncle Chen, no relation but a close friend of her mother, comes to Mei with a case to investigate. He asks her to find a Han dynasty jade of great value. The jade was taken from its museum during the years of the Cultural Revolution when Red Guards

Maltese businessmen and Jewish families

Cornet Hervey faces decisions

The Hemlock Cure is an utterly beguiling tale of fear and ambition

Ben becomes fascinated by the Duendes

A great novel

Until an enigmatic

Colin Dexter

is accompanied by a woman - the beautiful Madeleine Loxley

A story of desire

then to hate

'A dazzling delight

A dark midwinters night in an ancient inn on the Thames