Stephen Taylor Books in Order

In 1785 London, a chance meeting brings an impostor into friendship with an honourable boxer determined to fight his way forward. Their contrasting characters and ambitions draw them into a relationship ultimately threatened by disloyalty and betrayal.

A lonely girl whose father calls her Princess finds companionship in two magical cats after her mother’s death. Their adventures carry her to Blognogpotin, a strange kingdom of grand surroundings and inhabitants with wonderfully unusual names.

Nick inherits shares in a prosperous company and embraces its ruthless business culture. A takeover in Normandy exposes its origins in murder and drug smuggling, forcing him to question both the organization and the values he has adopted.

Young archaeologist Heather falls in love with her closest friend’s partner and finds herself torn between desire and loyalty. Trying to escape the betrayal, she repeatedly runs away, but cannot easily leave her feelings behind.

Fleeing creditors in 1835, swindler John Campbell-John meets an honourable scholar searching Egypt for early Gospel manuscripts. Their unlikely partnership leads from the Nile into the Sinai desert, turning a hunt for biblical evidence into a test of personal redemption.

Aspiring lawyer Julia watches a young Jewish man receive a death sentence in 1823 London and becomes convinced he is innocent. Defying expectations that she should marry, she investigates his past in a race to prevent his execution.

Historian James discovers a maid’s diaries among the papers of an aristocratic Georgian household. Following her story from an orphanage into London’s darker streets, he investigates a buried scandal whose echoes unsettle the present as well as the past.

A medieval monk’s chronicles lead historian Toby Wyatt to a girl once accused of witchcraft for her visions. When a modern woman disappears, he discovers an impossible connection and must decide whether to trust testimony nine centuries old.

In 1795 London, physician Augustus Swift is recruited to investigate the poisoning of government ministers. Assisted by his teenage daughter, he seeks the culprit while questioning whether serving those in power compromises the ethical principles that guide his medicine.

A young woman’s unexplained death coincides with reports of a figure mutilating corpses in London. Physician Augustus Swift, already investigating prominent burglaries, must determine whether the crimes connect and what lies behind the feared Beast of London.