Simon & Schuster
http://www.simonandschuster.co.uk
Simon & Schuster's UK office opened in 1987. Little more than a decade later, Simon & Schuster UK Ltd has established itself as a publishing house with an impressive stable of international bestselling authors.Simon & Schuster UK is one of the fastest growing publishing houses in Britain, and is committed to ongoing literary and commercial success across a wide range of imprints.
Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk
Amazon.co.uk is the trading name for the leading online retailer of products that inform, educate, entertain and inspire. The Amazon group also has online stores in the United States, Germany, France, Japan and Canada. Amazon.co.uk has its origins in an independent online store, Bookpages, which was established in 1996 and acquired by Amazon.com in early 1998.
Amazon is the recommended online retailer for the Invisible Detective Novels.
Kids' Review
http://www.kidsreview.org.uk
Children's book reviews, written by children for children, for use at school and at home. All reviews contained in the Kids' Review database have been added by school children and authenticated by their teachers.
NationMaster Encyclopedia: The world in 1936
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/1936
A summary of key world events by month in 1936 including many important events in the United Kingdom.From The death of George V to The Jarrow March on London. Investigate for your self the world inhabited by The Invisible Detective and The Cannoniers.
The British Museum
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/
The British Museum holds in trust for the nation and the world a collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures. Housed in one of Britain's architectural landmarks, the collection is one of the finest in existence, spanning two million years of human history. Access to the collections is free.
The History of the Metropolitan Police Service
http://www.met.police.uk/history/
A comprehensive history of the Metropolitan Police from 1829 to the present. In these pages you will find descriptions of famous and lesser known events throughout the history of The Met as well as biographies of key figures and details of famous cases.
True Cases From Scotland Yard
http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk
You can find a short series of famous crime and other stories from Scotland Yard on this website. There are many more stories to be told, and more details available of those we have featured here. We have access to many more images and previously unpublished material than is shown here.
Crystal Palace
http://www.crystalpalacefoundation.org.uk
It was in July 1979 that a group of enthusiasts came together to form the Crystal Palace Foundation dedicated to preserving the history of the Crystal Palace. One of their aims was to create a museum on the site and this was achieved in 1990 when the Crystal Palace Museum was opened on Anerley Hill, staffed solely by Crystal Palace Foundation
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