The original edition was also published in the US, in paperback. The novel's about a secret (fictional) love affair between Grand Duchess Olga and British agent John Kirby, who meets her at the Tsar's ball in 1911. Although he died in 2005, some of his older, non-series books are being reissued under the more familiar Mary Jane Staples name, which has been confusing some readers.
He's best known for the Adams Family series of cockney wartime sagas written as Mary Jane Staples. Mary Jane Staples and Robert Tyler Stevens were both pseudonyms used by Reginald Thomas Staples. A little googling revealed it was a reissue of a novel from 1976, one that I happen to own. One of the new books on Sarah C's list, Mary Jane Staples's The Summer's Day is Done, caught my attention because the title seemed so familiar. Info on titles from US publishers was provided by me Sarah Cuthbertson compiles the UK listings. The main page lists titles through December, while those for January and forward appear on a separate page. It's only July, but a few publishers have their Winter 2010 catalogs out already. I've finished compiling an update to the forthcoming books list on the Historical Novel Society website. Book review: Susan Holloway Scott's The French Mis.Win a copy of Julian Stockwin's upcoming Kydd nove.
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