Mystery/Crime
A Vigil of Spies
The time is September 1373 and the Archbishop of York, John Thoresby, is dying in his palace at Bishopsthorpe. Princess…
The Anatomy of Deception
In the autopsy rooms of University Hospital, West Philadelphia, the young physician, Ephraim Carroll, is being taught about death by…
Hangman Blind
This first novel in a new mystery series introduces Sister Hildegard, a Cistercian nun who wants nothing more than to…
Souls of Angels
Sister Ria, a young nun who works with the poor in India, is abruptly called home to Los Angeles because…
A Bride So Fair
Emily Ralston, a young woman searching for independence and adventure, works in the Children’s Building at the Chicago World Fair…
Death of a Squire
This is the second installment in the Templar Bascot de Marins mystery series, set in Lincoln, England, in the year…
Dark Obsession
With a title like this, I should have known. The main characters, Nora Thornegoode, ruined for society by her painting…
The Spiritualist
Middle-class Evelyn’s dreams appear to have come true when Peter Atherton, scion of one of New York’s most prominent families,…
The Dark Lantern
Editors' choice
Brightwell has fashioned a multilayered, Upstairs Downstairs-type mystery that drew me in completely. When I finally paused to reflect, I…
Conspiracies of Rome
608 AD. Young Englishman Aelric is interpreter and secretary to Maximin, a priest, who is part of the Roman mission…
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