Edwardian
The Tale of Applebeck Orchard
In this installment of the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter series, facts from Potter’s world mix with a fictional mystery…
Dracula the Un-Dead
First Review Classics do not happen overnight. Time is their standard, and in the case of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, time…
The Last Train to Scarborough
March 1914. In what could be his last case before leaving the force to train as a lawyer, railway detective…
Murder at Deviation Junction
In this fourth in a series featuring railway detective Jim Stringer, the harsh British winter of 1909 can be felt…
A Reliable Wife
Ralph Truitt and Catherine Land meet at a train station in rural Wisconsin in 1907. Ralph’s ad for a reliable…
The Devil’s Paintbrush
Paris, 1903. A homosexual scandal has shattered a British military hero’s career. Sir Hector MacDonald is at his nadir when…
Remember Me
A saga set in Edwardian Britain, this is the story of Maddy Moon, a 17-year-old singer with a touring company…
Crooked Pieces
I’ve not found first person point of view, present tense, a good way to tell a story set in the…
Death of a Pilgrim
It is 1905 in New York City. Millionaire tycoon Michael Delaney’s son is near death at St. Vincent Hospital amidst…
The Tale of Briar Bank
This fifth entry in the mystery series featuring children’s author Beatrix Potter opens in December 1909, when a snowstorm brings…
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