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The brand new TIME POLICE short story from million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY''S.It all begins when the Time Police hold their first Children''s Christmas Party. Their most dangerous mission yet . . .No good deed ever goes unpunished. Lt Grint succumbs to his softer side and soon lives to regret it. The combination of bubble universes, candy floss, a small boy, a toad named Mr Fluffy, Mount Fanboten, £6.5 million, and a love-struck Officer Lockland are all hard enough to believe, but imagine a situation so dire that only Officer Parrish can save the aforementioned Grint from a lengthy stay in prison. At least, he can - but will he?And, most unlikely of all, has Commander Hay''s long-suffering adjutant finally experienced the first faint stirrings of romance? Is such a thing even possible? Readers love the Time Police: ''This got five stars only because I couldn''t give it six!''''I don''t think I''ve ever laughed out loud so much reading a book''''I am always gutted when I finish a Jodi Taylor book as I know I will have to wait for the next one''''Joyous, breakneck-speed adventures''''Lots more in this series please''''This book is BRILLIANT''''Brilliantly conceived and flawlessly written''

BOOK 14 IN THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY''S SERIES, FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JODI TAYLOR. ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐''Brilliant, hilarious, keeps you on your toes'' Reader review ''The characters make me come back time and time again'' Reader review ''I have not found another author who can tell a story involving time travel as well'' Reader review ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐St Mary''s is under investigation. Their director has been shot and Max is Number One Suspect. Can things get any worse? We all know the answer to that one.Max needs to get away - fast - and a Brilliant Idea soon leads her to a full-scale uprising in twentieth-century China. If she can come by a historical treasure or two in the process, even better. That is, if she makes it out alive.Then there''s the small matter of Insight - the sinister organisation from the future hell bent on changing History for their own dark ends. Having successfully infiltrated their ranks, Max is perfectly placed to stop them. But she knows her cover will soon be blown - because it''s already happened.Can Max take down Insight before they come after her? The circle is closing, and only one can survive...For fans of Terry Pratchett, Jasper Fforde, Richard Osman''s Thursday Murder Club series and Doctor Who.WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT JODI TAYLOR''Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me'' READER REVIEW''Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History'' C. K. MCDONNELL''This amazing series is anything but formulaic. Just when you think you''ve got to grips with everything, out comes the rug from under your feet'' READER REVIEW''Wonderfully imaginative'' SFF WORLD''Addictive. I wish St Mary''s was real and I was a part of it'' READER REVIEW''Every page bubbles with energy'' BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY''St Mary''s stories are the much-anticipated highlight of my year'' READER REVIEW''Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked'' READER REVIEW''A tour de force'' READER REVIEW

''Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time'' C. K. MCDONNELLFrom the million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY''S.A ghost train, lost in Time, hurtles through the night. Not the ideal place to be trapped with an old enemy or at loggerheads with your teammate. That, unfortunately, is exactly where Luke and Jane find themselves. Hot on their heels, can Lt Grint and his fellow officers overcome all obstacles and rescue them before the train disappears forever?Back at Time Police HQ, chaos reigns as Matthew risks his sanity to track everyone through the Time Map and a Mikey experiment goes horribly wrong, exposing a secret that should have been kept hidden for all Time...BOOK 5 IN THE TIME POLICE SERIESFOR FANS OF TERRY PRATCHETT, THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB AND DOCTOR WHO Readers love the Time Police: ''This got five stars only because I couldn''t give it six!''''I don''t think I''ve ever laughed out loud so much reading a book''''A new Jodi Taylor book is something I always get excited about''

Merry Christmas from Jodi Taylor. It''s time for St Mary''s traditional Christmas jump - even though it''s only September...St Mary''s has never lacked for enemies, but danger has never been closer to home. A state of war has broken out between St Mary''s and the Women''s Institute - the Raffia Mafia.Markham, Max, Peterson and Miss Sykes must jump to Restoration London in search of real Christmas pie - the honour of St Mary''s is at stake.At least that how it all begins, but this is St Mary''s after all... Readers love Jodi Taylor: ''The Chronicles of St Mary''s is one of the most enjoyable series of books I have ever read'' ''Jodi Taylor is a master storyteller''''I don''t think I''ve ever laughed out loud so much reading a book''''I am always gutted when I finish a Jodi Taylor book as I know I will have to wait for the next one''

In the always eventful worlds of Jodi Taylor, it''s never Christmas without illegal expeditions, riotous misbehaviour and stories you just can''t put down . . .This festive collection takes readers from Frogmorton Farm to Time Police HQ via the Institute of Historical Research at St Mary''s in five (and a bit) short stories. A Bumper Bundle of Christmas tales all in print for the very first time.Includes a Christmas message from the author herself and an exclusive new St Mary''s scene, ''A Storm in a Teacup'' --- Why is Nothing Ever Simple? For once, this Christmas jump is perfectly legal - though that doesn''t make it any less dangerous. It''s Major Guthrie''s last, and to the Battle of Bannockburn, no less.The Ordeal of the Haunted Room Who wouldn''t jump at the chance to experience an authentic Victorian Christmas? Complete with a murderous ghost and one terrifying night in a terrible storm.The Toast of Time Max and Markham prepare for their very first Christmas away from St Mary''s, sure to be full of Peace and Goodwill to all men . . . plus Fabergé eggs, legendary swords and a belligerent ram.Santa Grint It all begins when the Time Police hold their first Christmas Party. Their most dangerous mission yet.Joy to the World When things take a unseasonably tricky turn on Frogmorton Farm, only Thomas can step in to save Christmas day . . .---''A Christmas treat that didn''t disappoint'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Christmas wouldn''t be Christmas without a short story from The Chronicles of St Mary''s'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''What more could you want in your stocking on Christmas morning'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''A highlight of my Christmas'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''As much a part of my Christmas as the pantomime, mince pies and the King''s speech'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

From the globally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary''s series, a not-so-ladylike aristocrat meets the world''s most unlikely butler, and together they bring a whole new meaning to partners-in-crime...''Clever, funny and made my heart hurt in the best way'' Stephanie Butland, bestselling author of Found in a BookshopMeet Lady Amelia Smallhope, for whom there is no problem that can''t be solved by a drink and a think.And Pennyroyal, for whom there is no problem. Ever.Everyone''s favourite time-travelling bounty hunters. Sorry - ''recovery agents''. No bad guy they can''t handle. No expense account too flexible. No rule they cannot break.As long as they''re together, the world is their oyster. And they''ll always have each other''s backs, right?Fasten your seatbelts. The timeline doesn''t know what''s hit it.Readers can''t get enough of Smallhope and Pennyroyal...''I love this book! Love, love, love it'' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐''Absolutely brilliant. Could not put it down. It literally ticks every box'' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐''I laughed, I cried and sighed in pure contentment'' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐''Funny and gut-wrenching at times... the ending had me on the edge of my seat'' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐''Teasers that are just waiting to be unravelled, wicked villains, and an unexpected hookup'' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐''A must read - especially if you want to learn to make a great margarita'' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐''Amazing characters, fantastic plot'' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐''Jodi Taylor had given me so much joy, tears, drama and adventure in my life when I read her work that sometimes it''s a disappointment to be in the real world'' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐

A brand new Frogmorton Farm short story, from the bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary''s. With their children off on a school trip Russell and Jenny are contemplating their first peaceful weekend for many years.SPOILER ALERT: That doesn''t happen.The telephone lines are down.The lights have gone out.The weather is closing in.And that''s not the only thing . . .

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Jodi Taylor and the disaster magnets of St Mary''s return with a story of chaos and catastrophe, to wish you a very Merry Christmas.Coming to a screen near you...TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURISTStarring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - ''the face that launched a thousand ships'' With Dirk Thrust as Achilles - ''demi god and hero'' And the Wooden Horse as Himself - ''easily the least wooden performance from anyone participating in this particular travesty'' (Dr Maxwell)Watch and weep as this epic tale unfolds...*It''s drama, darling! In this year''s festive tale, the nation''s favourite film producer, Calvin Cutter, returns to darken the doors of St Mary''s once again... Readers love Jodi Taylor: ''The Chronicles of St Mary''s is one of the most enjoyable series of books I have ever read'' ''Jodi Taylor is a master storyteller''''I don''t think I''ve ever laughed out loud so much reading a book''''I am always gutted when I finish a Jodi Taylor book as I know I will have to wait for the next one''

The second book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary''s series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won''t be able to resist Jodi Taylor.Wherever the historians go, chaos is sure to follow...Dispatched to Victorian London to seek out Jack the Ripper, things go badly wrong when he finds the St Mary''s historians first. Stalked through the fog-shrouded streets of Whitechapel, Max is soon running for her life. Again.And that''s just the start. Max finds herself in a race against time when an old enemy is intent on destroying St Mary''s. An enemy willing, if necessary, to destroy History itself.From the Hanging Gardens of Nineveh to the murder of Thomas a Becket, via an unscheduled dodo rescue mission, join the historians of St Mary''s as they hurtle around History on more hilarious, hair-raising escapades Readers love Jodi Taylor: ''Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me'' ''A great mix of British proper-ness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun'' ''Addictive. I wish St Mary''s was real and I was a part of it'' ''Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked'' ''A tour de force''

The eighth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary''s series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won''t be able to resist Jodi Taylor.Because, my dear Max, you dance on the edge of darkness ... and I don''t think it would take very much for you to dance my way.When an old enemy appears out of nowhere with an astonishing proposition for Max - a proposition that could change everything Max is tempted. Very tempted.With an end to an old conflict finally in sight, it looks as if St Mary''s problems are over with. Can they all now live happily ever after?As everything hangs in the balance, Max and St Mary''s find themselves engulfed in tragedies worse than they could ever imagine.Is this the end? Readers love Jodi Taylor: ''Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me'' ''A great mix of British proper-ness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun'' ''Addictive. I wish St Mary''s was real and I was a part of it'' ''Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked'' ''A tour de force''