Just One Damned Thing After Another: The Chronicles of St. Mary's Book One

Jodi Taylor

Sep 2013 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

"History is just one damned thing after another" - Arnold Toynbee A madcap new slant on history that seems to be everyone's cup of tea... Behind the seemingly innocuous façade of St Mary's, a different kind of historical research is taking place. They don't do 'time-travel' - they 'investigate major historical events in contemporary time'. Maintaining the appearance of harmless eccentrics is not always within their power - especially given their propensity for causing loud explosions when things get too quiet. Meet the disaster-magnets of St Mary's Institute of Historical Research as they ricochet around History. Their aim is to observe and document - to try and find the answers to many of History's unanswered questions...and not to die in the process. But one wrong move and History will fight back - to the death. And, as they soon discover - it's not just History they're fighting. Follow the catastrophe curve from eleventh-century London to World War I, and from the Cretaceous Period to the destruction of the Great Library at Alexandria. For wherever Historians go, chaos is sure to follow in their wake ...

Ratings and reviews

I laughed out loud, causing strangers to look away. And cried in sorrow, making those strangers get up and leave. Oh yes, a good row will do that to you. And a smattering of history in the making too. I'm ready for my next adventure with Max, a faulty and fearless heroine for all times.

This is the second book I've read in a very long time, the first was the Princess Bride, and I could barely put it down. The title caught my eye and thought it would be a funny read and I got a lot more than that! It is a quick read because you feel engaged with the characters and you just want to keep reading to find out what's really going on. I will be filling my time with the rest of the books and some nice tea.

This writer is genius! Very good story, kept me up late several nights to finish. I've discovered that she has written more whichI will read as soon as possible. Thank you!

About the author

Jodi Taylor, International Woman of Mystery, spent some time working undercover for North Yorkshire County Library Service. Heavily disguised as the world's most incompetent Facilities Manager she shifted dead dogs, fell out of mobile libraries, and spent far too much time in the gents' toilets. The idea to re-write history first came to her while studying history A’ level at an evening class. Just One Damned Thing After Another is her first novel and was originally self-published on ebook where it was downloaded by more than 60,000 readers on Amazon.