Philip Gooden

Death of Kings: No 2

by Philip Gooden

London, 1601, and the atmosphere is tense. Aspiring actor Nick Revill finds himself in a compromising situation where he is forced to act as government spy and keep watch over his won company. Nick has a privileged...

The Story of English: How the English Language Conquered the World

by Philip Gooden

Born as a Germanic tongue with the arrival in Britain of the Anglo-Saxons in the early medieval period, heavily influenced by Norman French from the 11th century, and finally emerging as modern English from...

The Pale Companion: No 3

by Philip Gooden

Third in the entertaining adventures of Shakespearean actor and sleuth, Nick Revill It is midsummer in the year 1601. Nick Revill and his fellow actors of the company known as the Chamberlain's Men are journeying...

Mask of Night: Fifth Nick Revill

by Philip Gooden

When the Black Death strikes London, all the theatres are closed down by order of the Privy Council. The Chamberlain's Men, the theatre company Nick Revill is part of, takes up an invitation to play in Oxford....

An Honourable Murderer

by Philip Gooden

It's the summer of 1604 and the Spanish are in London. Many years after the ill-fated Armada, they are negotiating a peace treaty with the English. Nick Revill's acting company is given a ceremonial role at...

Alms for Oblivion: No 4

by Philip Gooden

On a foggy morning in 1602, a boyhood friend of Nick Revill arrives in London. When Peter Agate announces that he wants to try his hand at acting, what can Nick do but offer him a part with his own company,...

The Ely Testament

by Philip Gooden

Third in the highly-acclaimed nineteenth-century 'Cathedral' mystery series When Mr Lye, an elderly partner at Tom Ansell's law firm, drops dead at his desk, Tom is dispatched to Ely to search for Mr Lye's will...

Who’s Whose?: A no-nonsense guide to easily confused words

by Philip Gooden

Who’s Whose? is an entertaining and straightforward guide to the most commonly confused words in English today, with real examples of good and bad usage to make differences crystal-clear. The Embarrassment...

Faux Pas

by Philip Gooden

Have you ever been embarassed by the bons mots that some people toss casually into conversation, or wished that you had a clever retort? "Faux Pas offers insight into hundreds of these phrases that readers will...

Who's Whose

by Philip Gooden

Have you ever been fazed by the spelling of phased, or fretted over the difference between anxiety and angst, stationery and stationary? If so, you are not alone: the English language is a minefield, full of...

The Durham Deception

Tom Ansell Cathedral Mysteries #2

by Philip Gooden

Second in the gripping new 19th century 'Cathedral' murder mystery series from the acclaimed author of the 'Nick Revill' mysteries - For the newly-weds Tom and Helen Ansell life is no honeymoon, as they are...