D G Compton
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Too Many Murderers
Classic crime from the 1960s from a master of suspense The first novel in the acclaimed Ben Anderson series. 'Compton has been one of Britain's…
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A Dangerous Magic
A new life - but will it bring happiness? Wonderfully compelling historical romance - perfect for fans of BRIDGERTON Bridie Tantallon is setting out on…
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In the House of Dark Music
A graveyard, sinister music, a small child's nightmare... A children's tune played on a hurdy-gurdy A small boy's nightmare The same tune played by an…
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Twice Ten Thousand Miles
Intriguing, suspenseful historical romance When Beth leaves home - and more importantly, her domineering aunt - to take a PR job at a stately home…
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Stranger at the Wedding
Mistaken identity, romance, suspense - perfect for fans of Bridgerton 'I cannot marry him,' said Caroline. 'I am not Kate. I am only her twin.'…
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And Murder Came Too
It's murder in a sleepy French fishing village . . . Crime writer Ben Anderson was hoping for a peaceful honeymoon sailing in Europe. He's…
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Disguise for a Dead Gentleman
A school reunion goes horribly wrong... A superb classic crime novel from a master of the genre. 'Compton has been one of Britain's most original…
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The Fine and Handsome Captain
Will she ever escape her past? Romantic suspense for fans of Joan Aiken and Bridgerton Young Hester Malpass knew little of her past. Only that…
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High Tide for Hanging
At sea, the danger can't be escaped... Classic crime fiction from the 1960s set around a Thames mooring. 'Compton has been one of Britain's most…
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Dead on Cue
A deadly role becomes murder in the theatre... When writer Ben Anderson goes to Downshead Repertory Theatre company to see the rehearsals for his first…
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Medium for Murder
Even in the world of murder, things are not always as they seem... When Ben Anderson first came to stay at Buckleigh Combe in North…
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D.G. Compton SF Gateway Omnibus
D.G. Compton is best known for his prescient 1974 novel, THE CONTINUOUS KATHERINE MORTENHOE, which predicted the 21st century's obsessions with media voyeurism and 'reality…
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The Palace
The palace was several hundred years old, a sort of haphazard medieval city containing church buildings, stables, army barracks - and the offices and homes…
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The Missionaries
The spaceship landed on the planet Earth to bring it the message of a new religion and a new way of life that would fit…
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Ragnarok
The day of ice and fire, that brings in its wake devastation to the world. Dr Robert Graham, noted nuclear physicist, has campaigned hard and…
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The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe
A few years in the future, medical science has advanced to the point where it is practically unheard of for people to die of any…
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Back of Town Blues
Alec Duncan, King of Swing, it says on the billboard outside Tony's. a black man playing a white piano; just what you need to tart…
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Nomansland
The Attrition. It was a bloodless, bureaucratic word, chosen to hide the appalling reality of the plague that had changed the face of civilisation. Now…
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Scudder's Game
Have a Happy Golden Straub Day! The message floated in the sky for all to read; citizens chanted it to each other, motorists tooted it…
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Ascendancies
Into a future where a depleted fuel supply had the world spiralling down into grinding poverty and constant war came . . . Moondrift. Mysterious…
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Synthajoy
Edward Cadence was a brilliant man, and a dedicated scientist. He had invented Sensitape, a means of recording the thoughts and emotions of great musicians,…
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The Quality of Mercy
The time: 1979 The place: a top-secret US Air Force base in the Cotswolds The actors: carefully selected, healthy-living personnel The missions: long-range reconnaissance flights…
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Windows
Rod was a television reporter with the ultimate gimmick. Thanks to the marvels of microsurgery, TV cameras were implanted in his eyes. He could broadcast…
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Justice City
In a governmental Punishment and Protection centre, Charge Nurse Landon is wondering why one of the new inductees seems familiar. Meanwhile Chief Inspector Duncan is…
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A Usual Lunacy
It makes people positively ache with happiness. It puts the roses back in their cheeks and the itch back in their blood. "It" is the…
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The Steel Crocodile
In answer to an unanswerable future, science has created Bohn, the omnipotent computer whose flashing circuits and messianic pronouncements dictate what tomorrow will - or…
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Chronocules
The Penheniot Experimental Research Village was a top-secret community with an elaborate defence system to keep away prying eyes. Inside the walls men rushed ahead…
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The Silent Multitude
In the near future, the super-modern city of Gloucester has been transformed - completely redesigned and rebuilt to the principles of 'scientific city planning'. This…
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Farewell, Earth's Bliss
On board an obsolete ship, nine weeks out from home, the latest batch of colonists arrive at their destination. A grim penal settlement in a…