Mystery/Crime
Criminal River: The History of the Thames River Police
This book covers the history of the Thames River Police from 1798 to the present with background information on prison…
Isabel’s Skin
Book valuer David Morris is summoned to Belmont Hall to value the collection of the late Lord Buff-Orpington, a specialist…
After Clare
In 1922, widowed Lady Emily Fitzallen returns home for the first time since her marriage many years ago. Her sister…
Blackberry Winter
“Blackberry winter” is a term used by farmers to describe the cold snap in spring that’s needed to set the…
The Return of Moriarty
Considering the current popularity in historical fiction of revisiting classic stories and characters, the decision to reprint John Gardner’s 1974…
The Malice of Fortune
Editors' choice
In the midst of an upsurge in interest in the Borgias, Ennis’s new historical thriller is, at the very least,…
The Secret Keeper
It’s 1961, and 16-year-old Laurel Nicolson is hiding in a tree house during a family celebration, wanting only a few…
The Anatomist’s Wife (A Lady Darby Mystery)
1830. At a house party, a beautiful aristocrat is found murdered. Recently widowed Lady Kiera Darby, the hostess’s sister, investigates,…
Live by Night
Editors' choice
Live by Night is the powerful story of a kid from a good family who becomes a petty crook, goes…
Gold Mountain: A Klondike Mystery
Delany’s Gold Mountain is an excellent reminder that gold rush fever wasn’t confined to California. Savvy bar owner Fiona MacGillivray…
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