In 1936 the North Face of the Eiger was the holy grail for European climbers. This is an account of how two poorly equipped Bavarian pioneers, Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser, came to try the ascent up the terrible face itself, where they were joined by two Austrian climbers, and the girl they left behind. It is also a story that inspired thousands, including Joe Simpson, whose retracing of the tragic events can be found in the film 'The Beckoning Silence'. This is a thrilling story, with a find out more...

Jean and Thomas decide to take a sailing holiday in an attempt to rekindle their fading marriage, perhaps unwisely they also take Thomas' brother and his girlfriend. Jean, a newspaper photographer, who is teetering on the edge of a breakdown, researchs the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873, and discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness. The plot weaves between the narrative of the eyewitness and Jean's private struggle with jea find out more...