Christine Poulson Books in Order

Poulson traces Arthurian imagery in British art from Victorian parliamentary frescoes to First World War memorials. She connects visual interpretations with literature, music, nationalism, religious controversy, and changing ideas about women, revealing why these legends spoke to contemporary anxieties.

Cambridge lecturer Cassandra James finds her department head dead in a swimming pool. Questions about the apparent accident draw the pregnant academic into an investigation that places both her and her unborn child at risk.

On maternity leave, Cassandra James becomes involved in a production of East Lynne whose leading actress disappears before opening night. The actress leaves behind a baby, and Cassandra doubts that ordinary theatrical nerves explain her absence.

Una's apparent death during a burglary leaves Cassandra James puzzled by a final phone call and a changed will. Disturbances at her daughter's nursery and someone impersonating Cassandra around Cambridge deepen her suspicions about the case.

Lisa's monthly weekends with Jay offer respite from caring alone for her son, until Jay fails to appear. As she searches for him, his concealed past and the people hunting him make their relationship increasingly dangerous.

Patent lawyer Daniel Marchmont takes on a biotechnology case involving a dead predecessor and a missing laboratory notebook. Researcher Katie Flanagan suspects misconduct in the lab, while Daniel's hopes for his daughter's treatment complicate his decisions.

Katie Flanagan accepts a research post in Antarctica as winter closes the base off from the outside world. A body reveals a killer among the crew, while Daniel Marchmont's investigation into a cancer treatment leads toward the station.

Katie Flanagan goes undercover at an island laboratory after its funder notices an alarming turnover of staff. A colleague's mysterious illness raises fears about an escaped virus, while rough seas isolate Katie among increasingly suspicious scientists.