Restoration
The Opening Night Murder (A Restoration Mystery)
With Charles II’s restoration, Suzanne Thornton, an entrepreneuring former prostitute, receives license to put on plays at the Globe Theatre.…
A Murder at Rosamund’s Gate
Calkins’s uneven debut mystery centers around chambermaid Lucy Campion, servant of a kindly magistrate’s family in Restoration England. When her…
The Gilded Lily
Two teenage sisters, Ella and Sadie, escape from rural poverty to seek a living in Restoration London. We think we…
Merivel: A Man of His Time
Editors' choice
This is a sequel to Tremain’s 1989 novel, Restoration, which was a memoir of Sir Robert Merivel, physician, bon-viveur, friend…
McFeeley’s Rebellion
Colm McFeeley comes from Ireland to undertake spying missions for King James’s army, facing Monmouth’s invading troops. To estimate numbers…
The Sultan’s Wife
A bewitching novel set in the 17th century, The Sultan’s Wife is an engulfing ride to exotic Morocco and into…
The Mountain of Gold
Young British naval captain Matthew Quinton is on his third mission, hunting down Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean when his…
Ladies in Waiting
Three young women from different walks of life find themselves in the high position of serving the wife of the…
The Piccadilly Plot
This Thomas Chaloner mystery takes place in London in the spring of 1664. Chaloner has been summoned from Tangier back…
The Apothecary’s Daughter
January 1665, and the ills in the City of London are mostly treatable fevers and accidents. Susannah Leyton is happy…
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