The Company That Cancelled Christmas

The Company That Cancelled Christmas

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The Thief, the Jewels, and the Dublin Castle Conspiracy

In the early 1900s, Sir Arthur Vickers keeps the magnificent Irish Crown Jewels safe under lock and key at Dublin Castle. When the jewels disappear, the King rages, the police investigate, and even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gets involved. No one is ever charged and no jewels are eve ...  Show more

The Dunning Canoe-ger Effect

When John Darwin walks into a shop in London, it causes an instant stir. After all, John Darwin has been dead for five years. He claims to have amnesia, but everyone - from the police and the media to his insurance company - suspects he is lying. No one can prove a thing, until a ...  Show more

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