Minotaur
City of Silver
Editors' choice
In the 17th century, fabulous lodes of silver were mined from the area around Potosi, making the city in the…
The Sting of Justice
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Mara, the Brehon judge, attends the funeral of a local priest little expecting that his will not be the only…
The Cavalier of the Apocalypse
The story begins prophetically on All Hallows Eve, 1785, as Aristide Ravel, an impoverished young political writer, wanders into the…
Abandon
In 2009, Abigail Foster, a journalist enticed by the prospect of a good story, is recruited by her estranged father,…
The Innocent Spy
In wartime London, Detective Stratton is investigating the death of silent screen star Mabel Morgan. Although it appears to be…
In a Gilded Cage
Molly Murphy joins her unconventional neighbors Sid and Gus, as well as other Vassar graduates, at a march for women’s…
A Visible Darkness
Magistrate Hanno Stiffeniis continues to grapple with his duties as a Prussian official in a land under the heel of…
Alexandria
This marks the nineteenth outing for the Roman informer (private detective) Marcus Didius Falco. Each book in the series centers…
In the Shadow of Gotham
In the Shadow of Gotham opens with a brutal murder in the wealthy but quiet neighborhood of Dobson, New York,…
A Haunt of Murder
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales have been reworked by contemporary author P.C. Doherty, whose pilgrims want their tales told at night to…
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