Bruce Alexander

“Richly detailed fiction…storytelling in the grand classic tradition.”—The New York Times
 
“Fascinating and impeccably written . . . should delight old fans and new readers.”—Chicago Tribune
 
“Triumphant.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
When Lord Lammermoor plunges to his death from Westminster Bridge before a dozen witnesses,...

James Woodward is living his dream life-a nice house, a successful career, and the love of his life-until an act of civil disobedience traps him in the grip of an ever-expanding authoritarian frenzy since lower-Manhattan was turned to ash. During the administration of the 53rd President of the United States, a nuclear device has devastated Manhattan and leaves the nation in a downward spiral. A centuries-old cabal pulls the levers of the global machine;...

Eighteenth-century London judge Sir John Fielding investigates the murder of a publisher and his family that seems too easily solved.

"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." The Republic, a pioneering work of political philosophy, is a dialogue that does not feature Plato directly as at the heart is Socrates - his teacher. Even though the conversations between Socrates and Athenians as well as foreigners take place thousands of years ago, the questions Plato addresses in the volume are far from archaic. Should men and women have equal...

Detective Inspector Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet. Also includes bonus features.

Detective Jack Frost returns to seek out the unpleasant truth, often at great personal cost. This season Frost raids an illegal dogfighting ring, hoping to nab a local gangster, but the thug eludes him, and a brutal killing follows. Meanwhile, he is disturbed to find that someone is copying a series of unsolved crimes from years earlier, and Frost himself may be the killer's next victim. Most unexpected of all, love finally finds the aging detective,...

One of Britain's most successful detective series starring award-winning actor David Jason as Detective Inspector Jack Frost, a policeman with a knack for attracting trouble.