Look at Stony Stratford
A stunning collection of photographs by Alicja Lorenc-Withers taken around the town. 200 pages of images with some text by Bryan Dunleavy. The book is available now, online or from local outlets.
Manno’s Manor
Wolverton came to national attention in 1838 when the London to Birmingham Railway was completed and this small rural community developed into the railway town that enjoyed some fame in the great rail-way age. This heritage has perhaps obscured a longer and richer history and in this book Bryan Dunleavy traces the story from Bronze […]
First Impressions
On September 17th 1838 the directors of the London and Birmingham Railway Company, together with other dignitaries, steamed through Wolverton to celebrate the opening day of the new railway line. Wolverton’s destiny was therefore to change from a rural community to a forward looking industrial town.That event took place 175 years ago and today Wolverton […]
Honey Still for Tea
“What is it about Yembury?” wonders Joyce Agate, now a detective sergeant, as she tries to solve yet another murder in Yembury.In this third excursion into the apparently cosy Dorset village of Yembury, Geoffrey Lloyd takes us deeper into the geteel and not so genteel lives of Yembury’s inhabitants, and their apparent propensity for leaving […]
Only on the Hills
Peter Bennet, a boat builder in Cornwall, naively undertakes some unfinished business for a friend, who has just been murdered by a hit man in mysterious circumstances. Before long he finds himself in the midst of the murky world of arms dealing, drug smuggling and working with British Intelligence in Afghanistan. The year is 1982. […]
Flames
When the police investigate the embers of a bonfire on Clunch Hill they discover a charred body. It appears to be that of a local author who has immolated himself using all his unpublished manuscripts to fuel the flames. It appears to be a shocking suicide.Mysteriously, any legacy his son and daughters were expecting has […]
Good News from a Far Country
Inspector Joyce Agate, exiled to Australia after her investigations touch uncomfortably on informationrelating to the death of Princess Diana, is now marriedto Patrick MacNamara, a farmer and former journalist. When he learns of her account he takes up the investigative trail and before long theyareback in England asking more questions that the authorities don’t want […]
Picking Up the Crumbs
The seventh novel in this series returns the former police inspector, Joyce MacNamara, to the Dorset village of Yembury, where she made her reputation many years before by solving a series of murders.As before, this seemingly tranquil rural haven is not immune to further crime – and murder.
Stantonbury and New Bradwell
The sixth volume in the series covers the ancient village of Stantonbury, which until the 19th century was barely populated. In the 1850 the railway company developed a new town to accommodate railway workers. This are and in the 20th century the new town adopted the name of New Bradwell. The new community was not […]
Before Milton Keynes III
The series continues with this third volume, which collects John Taylor’s regular articles for the Milton Keynes Citizen. This collection covers a good deal of the history of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford and includes articles about villages in the wider Milton Keynes area. Before Milton Keynes I and Before Milton Keynes II are already in […]