Mystery/Crime
Burden of Memory
Elaine Benson arrives at the lake house of a wealthy Canadian family to help the eldest sister write her…
Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict
This is the latest entry in Emily Brightwell’s long-running series set in Victorian London, in which the housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries…
Scoundrel in Disguise
It is 1847 in Sussex, and Lady Jade Smithfield proudly defies propriety by wearing trousers, employing only male servants,…
Bloodline
Natasha Blake, a research genealogist, is hired to research the family history of John Hellier, the boyfriend of Charles…
Twist and Shout Murder
Richmond native Bebe Bennett continues her love affair with New York and her dreams of a love affair with…
The Tell-Tale Corpse
In the latter months of 1845, Edgar Allan Poe was enjoying success as a writer; however, his finances were…
The Lost Luggage Porter
Jim Stringer is a newly commissioned Railway Detective working out of York Station for the North Eastern Railway Company…
The Chinatown Cloud Death Peril
In 1937, the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression. For entertainment there was no television,…
Midnight Secrets
Dreaming of her cousin Mary’s death, Cassie gives up writing her column on etiquette to masquerade as a housemaid…
The Gold Masters
Sir Hamo Strange and Lord Jocelyn Peto are both Victorian gentleman bankers and collectors of rare ancient books. Rivals…
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