'April 19th, 1831. In two or three hours I'll be dead.' So begins the chilling last testament of Gus Landor, a retired police constable, whose numerous talents include code-breaking, riot control and 'gloveless interrogation'. A young cadet has been found hanged at a military academy on the shores of the Hudson River. Before his body can be buried, however, it is stolen and his heart brutally carved out.
Fearing a scandal, the top brass at West Point have summoned Landor to help catch the culprit, and keep his discoveries away from prying eyes. As Landor embarks on a thrilling adventure to solve the case, he uncovers a series of dark secrets and finds unlikely assistance in the form of a mischievous young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe.
In this brilliantly atmospheric historical mystery, Louis Bayard presents a gripping tale of murder, intrigue and suspense.

Praise for Mr Timothy:
`Vigorous, well imagined and thoroughly entertaining. Louis Bayard can write up a storm' Literary Review
`A vividly imagined historical thriller' Elle
'A Dickensian thriller strong on atmosphere' Sunday Telegraph
`Fabulous ... shimmering ... one truly engaging book' Entertainment Weekly

Ed Loy hasn't been back to Dublin for twenty years. But now his mother is dead, and he has returned home to bury her. He soon realizes that the world waiting for firm is very different from the one he left behind all those years ago.
'Tommy said you found people who were missing,' Linda Dawson tells him the evening of his mother's funeral. Linda's husband has disappeared. She doesn't want the police involved. So reluctantly Loy agrees to investigate.
And suddenly in this place where he grew up-among the Georgian houses, Victorian castles and modern villas of Castlehill - Loy finds himself thrown into a world of organized crime, long-hidden secrets, corruption and violence. And murder.

London, 1931. Nick Bassington-Hope, veteran of the Great War and controversial artist, is suddenly found dead. His death from a fall, the night before a much-anticipated exhibition of his work, is recorded as ‘accidental’. But his sister is not convinced. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Georgina Bassington-Hope believes her brother was murdered, and she turns to Maisie Dobbs for help. Maisie’s investigation takes her from the desolate beaches of Kent to the dark underbelly of London’s art world. Still fragile after her war-related breakdown, Maisie’s immersion in her work could lead her to lose more than she bargained for, while a desperate family with strong ties to her heart urgently needs her help.