Reading Lamp Press
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The Étienne Vallon Novels

by Lucien Marrec

A former Marseille inspector, a Channel lock and the restless France of 1935–36. In the tradition of Simenon.

Lock No. 4
Coming soon

Lock No. 4

Book 1 · Port-au-Brème, 1935
Fire in the Hold
Pre-order · 27 Nov

Fire in the Hold

Book 2 · Le Havre, 1936
Cargo Without an Address
Pre-order · 11 Dec

Cargo Without an Address

Book 3 · Rouen – Marseille, 1936

Toby & Doris Capers

by Percy Applegarth

A gentleman con man, a girl from a Soho club with far more sense, and the England of 1968.

An Honest Fiddle
Coming soon

An Honest Fiddle

Book 1 · Gloucestershire, 1968
A Duke in Hand
Coming soon

A Duke in Hand

Book 2 · Brighton, 1968

Novels

by R. M. Calder

Quiet, piercing stories about people, technology and trust.

Live-In
New

Live-In

Women’s fiction · Liguria
Good Morning, Helen

Good Morning, Helen

Women’s fiction · England
A Faithful Translation

A Faithful Translation

Psychological thriller · The Hague
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