Mark Trace shows a remarkable talent for literary forgery. He is working in London at one of the UK's oldest literary magazines when the trouble really starts. Hemingway and Greene are only the beginning. What starts as a prank soon becomes deadly serious.

Young Edward VI is crowned king upon the death of his father, Henry VIII - but he is only nine years old. How can he fight his way through the treacherous adult world to claim the sovereignty he is entitled to? This thoroughly researched novel features some of best-known and most intriguing characters in English history - including, of course, King Henry VIII and his many wives. This story presents a balanced view of Edward VI, who is often portrayed as an unpleasant, rather sickly child, whose death was inevitable. Above all, it's a page-turning read not to be missed.

The stories in the "World War II Flashbacks" series draw the reader into the experiences and emotions of a young person's life, caught against a period backdrop of historical upheaval. The child reader can also absorb important historical details that might otherwise be taught only as dry facts.

Thomas Harris is a school teacher and composer on the verge of great success, but he resents his dependence on local 'big-wigs'. He writes a brass band march as well as a requiem for his miner father while contemplating an affair with the married Nance Brand, librettist and CND activist.