Victorian
The Crimean War: A History
When asked about the Crimean War, many readers may be able to recall only the barest of details, such as…
The Chinaman’s Bastard
When Daniel Robertshaw is seen standing over a mysterious young woman, and that woman is later found dead and mutilated,…
Haunting Violet
Violet Willoughby is the 16-year-old daughter of a medium in late Victorian England in the 1870s. Violet is a girl…
When Ireland Fell Silent
The Great Irish Famine of 1845-52, which decimated the main food crop throughout Ireland, was blamed on the potato blight,…
Truncate: A Victorian Suspense Story
Timothy Brompton, after a varied life that has included gaining a knowledge of boxing and a use of firearms from…
The King of Kahel
This tale is a loosely based story of Olivier de Sanderval, a Frenchman with an obsessive desire to explore Fouta…
The Seal King Murders
In 1861 Detective Constable Faro returns to his native Orkney, ostensibly to visit his mother but actually tasked to investigate…
In the Shadow of the Lamp
When Molly is framed for a crime she didn’t commit, she is forced to leave her housemaid position in London…
The Haunting of Charles Dickens
When Meg Pickel’s older brother vanishes from the family’s home in Victorian London, taking his copy of Great Expectations with…
Serendipity
It’s 1893 in Carver’s Hollow, Arkansas and healer Maggie Rose is doted on by a gaggle of older men for…
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