These tales of the NYPD are set against the colourful world of the city of New York in the last two decades of the 19th century and this provides both the crimes and the characters that occupy these mysteries with an irresistible and unusual old world charm. This special Leonaur edition of the Detective Gryce casebooks comprises six substantial volumes and includes both novels and short stories featuring the famous criminal hunter.

An in depth study of the Napoleonic period, with almost 800 small scale uniform drawings, portraits of notable personalities and numerous theatre, campaign and battlefield maps. This series is an excellent history of the campaigns and battles of the Napoleonic Age that examines the strategies and tactics of all the military commanders in such a lucid and authoritative manner that the student of military history can clearly understand the errors of those about to suffer defeat and the expertise of the victors.