Located on the south side of the River Tees, in north-east England, the Roman villa at Ingleby Barwick is one of the most northerly in the Roman Empire. Discovered originally through aerial photography and an extensive programme of evaluation, the site was excavated in 2003-04 in advance of housing development. Unusually for the region, the site demonstrated evidence for occupation from the later prehistoric period through to the Anglo-Saxon. The excavations at Ingleby Barwick are significant not only for their scale but also for being carried out under modern recording conditions, allowing...

The unremarkable arable landscape around Mount Pleasant today belies the importance of the area in the past; at the highest point of the Lincolnshire Wolds and at the head of three radial valleys, this was a highly significant locality in earlier times. The discovery of surface finds by archaeologists working ahead of a prospective gas pipeline in 1992-3 augmented a collection of finds metal-detected during the 1980s. The large number of Iron Age coins and contemporary miniatures indicative of votive material suggested the location of a shrine.
At the instigation of the County...

It is Yuletide during a wicked winter of deep snow and crisp ice. Enemies from Grockelheim threaten the midland kingdom. Prince Darra is kidnapped by Muroc and a great heirloom is stolen. His brothers Klaus and Jack seek for him in the wilds. Riding upon sleighs drawn by reindeer they are ambushed but evade capture and follow the trail as far as Devils Moot where they witness the sacrificial murder of Darra. Klaus and Jack are forced to flee for their lives. At a river they turn and frustrate their pursuit by setting a fire upon the bridge. Having bought some time they rush headlong into a...

When gangsters like the notorious Merkin brothers pay you to find a missing girl, you don't say no. Rick, an impoverished private detective, is drawn into a world of political intrigues, strange sexual practices and dangerous liaisons where he discovers the Merkins have the political establishment by the balls. Rick finds the girl, but the Merkins still have him on a hook as he struggles to escape from an invitation he couldn't safely refuse. Pure chance and devious allies combine to remove a serious threat to the Merkins, leaving Rick with enough evidence to turn the tables guaranteeing the...