Library home. Books by Janet Gleeson

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ARCANUM, THE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5138 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 9.25
\pause{1500}Reader: Swains, Ronald
\pause{1500}Main subject: Arts General
\pause{1500}Additional subject: History - General, Social history
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The extraordinary true story of the invention of European porcelain.

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GRENADILLO BOX, THE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6187 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 12
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 17.25
\pause{1500}Reader: Lister, Tony
\pause{1500}Main subject: Detective & Mystery Stories
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In 18th century London, Nathaniel Hopson does not believe the suicide verdict on his patron, Lord Montfort. When a second body is found Nathaniel's investigation takes him from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the slums of Fleet Street searching for the key to unlock the Grenadillo Box found in Montfort's hand.

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MONEYMAKER, THE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5704 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 10.50
\pause{1500}Reader: Griffin, George
\pause{1500}Main subject: History - General, Social history
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Biography & Autobiography - Historical to 1945
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In the eighteenth century, mathematician John Law fled to France with another man's wife and a bright idea. This idea gained the approval of Louis XV and led to the formation of the first French bank to issue paper currency.

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SERPENT IN THE GARDEN, THE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7088 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Garrett, Cornelius
\pause{1500}Main subject: Detective & Mystery Stories
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In 1756, Joshua Pope accepts a commission to paint a wedding portrait for Herbert Bentnick and Sabine Mercier at Astley in Richmond. When a body is found in Sabine's conservatory, Joshua investigates, but when Sabine's valuablenecklace goes missing he is implicated. Now he urgently needs to discover what is happening at Astley.

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THIEF TAKER, THE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7139 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Shields, Peggy
\pause{1500}Main subject: Detective & Mystery Stories
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Historical Fiction - Pre 1914
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Agnes Meadowes has found a quiet refuge as cook to a family of renowned London silversmiths, the Blanchards. One night in 1750, their most expensive piece is stolen, an apprentice is murdered and a maid disappears. Agnes is called upon by her master to investigate 'below stairs', drawing her into London's criminal underworld.

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