"Highly recommended for fans of Downton Abbey."—G.M. Malliet, Agatha Award-winning author the Max Tudor mysteries Catriona McPherson's critically acclaimed mystery series set in 1920s Scotland and fea
One of The Boston Globe's Best Mysteries of 2011 “Guaranteed to appeal to those who have never got over the death of Dorothy L. Sayers.” —Financial Times (UK)Welcome to Edinburgh, 1926. Dandy Gilver,
In this volume, Heather McPherson examines the connections among portraiture, theater, the visual arts, and fame to shed light on the emergence of modern celebrity culture in eighteenth-century Englan
Standing astride two continents and stretching from Europe to the Middle East, Turkey is both feared by the West and wooed by it. Travelers have always been drawn to its glorious cultural heritage and
Born in Aberdeen, Sorley was studying in Germany when the First World War broke out and was briefly imprisoned as an enemy alien. He was one of the first to join the army in 1914.Killed in action a ye
Structural genomics is the systematic determination of 3-dimensional structures of proteins representative of the range of protein structure and function found in nature. The goal is to build a body o
No one walks away from a Close to Home cartoon unscathed. John McPherson's lumpy characters and bizarre situations are tailor-made for gut-splitting laughs. And then there are the cartoons that leave
Set in 1930s Dundee and St Andrews, investigating the murder of a Punch and Judy puppeteer, THE MIRROR DANCE is the latest in the Dandy Gilver series from Catriona McPherson.
Start with an everyday occurrence, add several helpings of absurdity, a few cups of silliness, and a dash of sickness and you getClose to Home. The goofy people and brilliant humor of this single-pane