The Charioteer of Delph (Roman Mystery 12)September AD 80. Flavia and her friends go to Rome to celebrate the Festival of Jupiter at Senator Cornix's town house. When a famous racehorse goes missing, Nubia sets out to recover it. The four friends find themselves caught up in a plot against one of the rival factions, the Greens. Who is trying to sabotage the charioteers? Could it be an inside job, or someone with a grudge from long ago? How many men and horses will die before the killer is

big-hearted story that whips the reader along

Against the background of the looming General Strike

and at what cost

It begins with an 80-year-old mystery

has caused no small measure of strain to his marriage

and a certain detective inspector with what could be kindly referred to as 'a lot of baggage' and it all adds up to another hectic week in the life of the newspaper committed to reporting the truth that nobody else will touch

she unexpectedly discovers the truth about her parentage and becomes determined to find out more

something that verges on love

re and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind

makes daily pilgrimages to her sons room and tortures herself with memories

This book is truly special' Sarah J

where the nice (if somewhat nervous and sweating and depressed) man teaches them a number of exercises that will make them work better