The Pandemic CenturyEver since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by surprise, inciting panic and dominating news cycles. From the Spanish flu and the 1924 outbreak of pneumonic plague in Los Angeles, to the 1930 'parrot fever' pandemic and the more recent SARS, Ebola, Zika and now COVID 19

One that those in power will kill to conceal

palaces to arts centres

betrayal and raw courage that changed the course of the Cold War forever

threats to humanity

as Julian discovers the moving and powerful tale of his grandmother

The first book to tell the story of the Catholics in Britain in a single volume

If no marriage is without its small indiscretions

A few weeks after arriving

This book is all about the equations that make our world go round

John Gooch's new book provides an account of Italy's war experience

a mentally disturbed young man

From the acclaimed author of HELL BAY comes the third instalment in the dark and gripping crime series set on the Scilly Isles