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The Last Van Gogh
In 1890, during the last two months of his life, Vincent van Gogh was in the care of Dr. Gachet,…
Duchess of Fifth Avenue
In 1885, during a rough crossing from Ireland to the United States, Lana Dunleavy made a promise to her…
Midnight Secrets
Dreaming of her cousin Mary’s death, Cassie gives up writing her column on etiquette to masquerade as a housemaid…
Daughter of My People
In rural South Carolina in 1918, the social taboos in existence prior to the Civil War are still adhered to,…
Murder on St. Mark’s Place
This novel is Victoria Thompson’s second book in the Gaslight Mystery series. Her midwife detective Sarah Brandt once again teams…
The French Mathematician
“Mathematics is my life.” This doesn’t seem a very exciting declaration coming from the protagonist of a historical novel set…
Must the Maiden Die: A Seneca Falls Historical Mystery
Glynis Tryon, the librarian of Seneca Falls, New York, participates in the festivities of her niece’s wedding while solving a…
Death at Whitechapel
In this sixth book by husband-and-wife writing team Robin Paige, detectives Sir Charles Sheridan and his wife, Kate Ardleigh, are…
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