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Hero of Rome

An action-packed and riveting novel of Roman adventure…

by Douglas Jackson ...

Series Book 1 - Gaius Valerius Verrens
The Roman grip on Britain is weakening. Emperor Nero has turned his face away from this far-flung outpost. The Druids are on the rise, spreading seeds of rebellion among the British tribes. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects. The warrior queen Boudicca will lead the tribes to war.Standing against the rising tide of Boudicca's rebellion is Roman Tribune, Gaius ... Read more

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The Roman grip on Britain is weakening. Emperor Nero has turned his face away from this far-flung outpost. The Druids are on the rise, spreading seeds of rebellion among the British tribes. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects. The warrior queen Boudicca will lead the tribes to war.Standing against the rising tide of Boudicca's rebellion is Roman Tribune, Gaius
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Blood Enemy

The shattering World War 2 historical crime thriller set during the Warsaw Uprising

by Douglas Jackson ...

Series Book 4 - Warsaw Quartet
June 1944. When a Wehrmacht war crimes investigator and his escort are killed in an ambush, it looks like an opportunistic act of resistance by the Armia Krajowa, but Jan Kalisz of the Warsaw Kripo has his doubts.Fortunately, with the Red Army just a few hundred kilometres away, Kalisz's boss, Hauptsturmfhrer Hoth finds his faith in the Fuhrer waning, and lets his Polish detective investigate.The ... Read more

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June 1944. When a Wehrmacht war crimes investigator and his escort are killed in an ambush, it looks like an opportunistic act of resistance by the Armia Krajowa, but Jan Kalisz of the Warsaw Kripo has his doubts.Fortunately, with the Red Army just a few hundred kilometres away, Kalisz's boss, Hauptsturmfhrer Hoth finds his faith in the Fuhrer waning, and lets his Polish detective investigate.The
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Blood Sacrifice

The gritty, gripping World War 2 historical crime thriller

by Douglas Jackson ...

Series Book 2 - Warsaw Quartet
Chosen as one of the Scotsman's Books of the Year 2024'One can confidently say that (Blood Roses and Blood Sacrifice) display an intelligence and ambition rare in Scottish fiction today' Scotsman'This is historical noir at its most potent and a series that you will never forget' Crime Time Book of the Month, November 2024One corpse, three separate identities and a... ... Read more

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Chosen as one of the Scotsman's Books of the Year 2024'One can confidently say that (Blood Roses and Blood Sacrifice) display an intelligence and ambition rare in Scottish fiction today' Scotsman'This is historical noir at its most potent and a series that you will never forget' Crime Time Book of the Month, November 2024One corpse, three separate identities and a...
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Hammer of Rome

A thrilling and dramatic historical adventure that conjures up Roman Britain perfectly

by Douglas Jackson ...

Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, this formidable and compelling historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson will have you absolutely gripped..."Spectacular and satisfying...thrilling and dramatic...Roman historical fiction at its very best" -- SUNDAY EXPRESS"Douglas Jackson is one of the finest writers about today...this series is a glorious achievement" -- FOR ... Read more

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Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, this formidable and compelling historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson will have you absolutely gripped..."Spectacular and satisfying...thrilling and dramatic...Roman historical fiction at its very best" -- SUNDAY EXPRESS"Douglas Jackson is one of the finest writers about today...this series is a glorious achievement" -- FOR
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Blood Vengeance

Perfect for fans of Bernie Gunther and Blackout

by Douglas Jackson ...

Series Book 3 - Warsaw Quartet
Britain's wartime alliances hinge on the outcome of Kalisz's next caseChristmas Day 1943, Arisaig, Scotland. The body of beautiful, well-connected Polish SOE agent Krystina Kowolska is found in the gardens of the country house where she's been preparing for a vital mission to France. The question is, was she already dead when she was hanged?Two days later, resistance double agent, Investigator Jan ... Read more

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Britain's wartime alliances hinge on the outcome of Kalisz's next caseChristmas Day 1943, Arisaig, Scotland. The body of beautiful, well-connected Polish SOE agent Krystina Kowolska is found in the gardens of the country house where she's been preparing for a vital mission to France. The question is, was she already dead when she was hanged?Two days later, resistance double agent, Investigator Jan
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Blood Roses

Introducing 'the natural heir to Kerr's Bernie Gunther'

by Douglas Jackson ...

Series Book 1 - Warsaw Quartet
Longlisted for the 2025 CWA Historical Dagger'Jackson's hero is the natural heir to Bernie Gunther' Andrew Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London'One of the UK's finest crime writers' Ben Kane, Sunday Times bestselling author of Napoleon's Spy'A remarkable crime debut' Maxim Jakubowksi, Crime TimeAs the Nazis roll i... ... Read more

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Longlisted for the 2025 CWA Historical Dagger'Jackson's hero is the natural heir to Bernie Gunther' Andrew Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London'One of the UK's finest crime writers' Ben Kane, Sunday Times bestselling author of Napoleon's Spy'A remarkable crime debut' Maxim Jakubowksi, Crime TimeAs the Nazis roll i...
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Avenger of Rome

A gripping and vivid Roman page-turner you won’t want to stop reading

by Douglas Jackson ...

Series Book 3 - Gaius Valerius Verrens
Emperor Nero's grip on power is weakening. In every shadow he sees an enemy and like a cornered animal he lashes out at every perceived threat. His paranoia settles on the figure of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Rome's greatest General who leads the imperial legions in the East.So popular is Corbulo with his men that he effective presides over an Empire within an Empire. Is Corbulo preparing to march ... Read more

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Emperor Nero's grip on power is weakening. In every shadow he sees an enemy and like a cornered animal he lashes out at every perceived threat. His paranoia settles on the figure of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Rome's greatest General who leads the imperial legions in the East.So popular is Corbulo with his men that he effective presides over an Empire within an Empire. Is Corbulo preparing to march
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The Wall

The pulse-pounding epic about the end times of an empire

by Douglas Jackson ...

AD 400. Rome and its Empire are failing . . .Veteran cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor sets out with his regiment to make what may be his final tour of the forts along Hadrian's Wall.Through a combination of military prowess, brutality and bribery, Marcus has spent twenty years keeping the savage Picts at bay. Feared by his enemies and hated by his superiors, his strength of will is the only ... Read more

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AD 400. Rome and its Empire are failing . . .Veteran cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor sets out with his regiment to make what may be his final tour of the forts along Hadrian's Wall.Through a combination of military prowess, brutality and bribery, Marcus has spent twenty years keeping the savage Picts at bay. Feared by his enemies and hated by his superiors, his strength of will is the only
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The Barbarian

An epic and thrilling Roman army historical adventure novel, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow

by Douglas Jackson ...

Set during the twilight years of Rome's once all-powerful empire, The Barbarian is the action-packed, thrillingly authentic new historical novel from one of the genre's best.‘Exhilarating reading . . . full of incident and adventure’ SCOTSMAN‘Jackson has created another blockbuster historical fiction’ ASPECTS OF HISTORY‘Rightly hailed as one of the b... ... Read more

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Set during the twilight years of Rome's once all-powerful empire, The Barbarian is the action-packed, thrillingly authentic new historical novel from one of the genre's best.‘Exhilarating reading . . . full of incident and adventure’ SCOTSMAN‘Jackson has created another blockbuster historical fiction’ ASPECTS OF HISTORY‘Rightly hailed as one of the b...
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Defender of Rome

A heart-stopping and gripping novel of Roman adventure

by Douglas Jackson ...

Series Book 2 - Gaius Valerius Verrens
Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. Now hailed a 'Hero of Rome', Valerius is not the man he once was - scarred both physically and emotionally by the battles he has fought, his sister is mortally ill, his father in self-imposed exile. And neither is Rome the same city as the one he left.The Emperor Nero grows increasingly paranoid. Those ... Read more

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Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. Now hailed a 'Hero of Rome', Valerius is not the man he once was - scarred both physically and emotionally by the battles he has fought, his sister is mortally ill, his father in self-imposed exile. And neither is Rome the same city as the one he left.The Emperor Nero grows increasingly paranoid. Those
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Caligula

A thrilling historical epic set in Ancient Rome that you won’t be able to put down…

by Douglas Jackson ...

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the third Roman Emperor, is better known by another name: Caligula, a name synonymous with decadence, cruelty and madness. His reign was marked by excess, huge building projects, the largest gladiatorial battles Rome was ever to see - men and animals killed in their hundreds - conspiracies, assassination attempts and sexual scandal.Rufus as a young slave ... Read more

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Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the third Roman Emperor, is better known by another name: Caligula, a name synonymous with decadence, cruelty and madness. His reign was marked by excess, huge building projects, the largest gladiatorial battles Rome was ever to see - men and animals killed in their hundreds - conspiracies, assassination attempts and sexual scandal.Rufus as a young slave
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Glory of Rome

Roman Britain is brought to life in this action-packed historical adventure

by Douglas Jackson ...

Series Book 8 - Gaius Valerius Verrens
A riveting and all-action historical page-turner from bestselling author Douglas Jackson that will have you gripped from page one! Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens!"The best Roman historical series I've yet read. Just pips Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden." - 5 STARS"I found this one hard to put down as there was actio... ... Read more

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A riveting and all-action historical page-turner from bestselling author Douglas Jackson that will have you gripped from page one! Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens!"The best Roman historical series I've yet read. Just pips Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden." - 5 STARS"I found this one hard to put down as there was actio...
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