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D M Roberts

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Historical Fiction, Crime, Suspense

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D M Roberts loves writing and has done for as far back as she can remember, having read many different books in her time she decided to have a go at writing one of her own. Admittedly the process was harder than she thought it would be, so, hats off to all authors everywhere. My series of books are based on the character of Inspector Milton Billoughby- set in 1910 rural England. Billoughby is an Inspector that until now, has had quite an easy going time of it in his working days. The Long Shadows Book 1 introduces the Inspector and his family, two murders in the quaint village. The second, Petticoats and Bowler Hats is set between London and Kent during the Coronation of the new King of England.
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	Billoughby 4: Saving Grace it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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These past few months have been very full on and so I must apologise for my lack of posts and support. Work has been busy and like many others I’ve been plagued with various back to back viruses that seem to linger for far too long. My partner has spent the past few weeks in the hospital with one such virus and is seemingly going in the right direction, as you can imagine it’s been stressful for b

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