Proprietor Ann Bates will be talking about her relative Charles Sydney Gibbes (1876-1963). An English teacher from Yorkshire, Gibbes was hired by the Tsarina Alexandrova to improve her children’s English. He stayed with the imperial family through the Russian Revolution, returning to England after their murder. His fascinating life has been the subject of several ... Read more

It is 1987 and in the splendid surroundings of Liverpool’s Athenaeum Club, a group of crime writers and their guests gather for an evening of celebration. Unfortunately, at their last convention, one of their number died in mysterious circumstances. Your mission, if you choose to take it, is to uncover the events leading to his ... Read more