Severn House
A Ship for the King
Having first gone to sea at the age of sixteen, spending the better part of forty years in various nautical…
Passions of War (Leonora Trilogy)
The second in Green’s World War I trilogy (after Daughters of War, 2010) opens in England in 1914. War is…
Manu
This well researched novel covers a period of the British Raj prior to the 1857 Mutiny. In 1849, a young…
The Shirt on His Back
In this newest installment in the Benjamin January mystery series, Ben sets off from New Orleans with friends Hannibal Sefton…
Louise’s War
This is the first book in a new series set in 1942 in Washington, D.C. Louise Pearlie is a young…
The Midsummer Crown (Roger the Chapman Mysteries)
This is a locked room mystery with a fascinating historical backdrop. It is set in England during the months in…
The Rose of the World (A Hawkenlye Mystery)
In 13th-century England, we find a former abbess, Helewise, who has renounced her vows, deserted the nunnery, and is living…
The Silence (Viennese Mysteries)
Editors' choice
In this excellent mystery set in Vienna in 1900, Werthen, a lawyer, is hired by a wealthy family to find…
A Deadly Injustice
Nick Zuliani from Venice is now serving as the official Investigator of Crimes for the Mongol Emperor in the year…
Cold Cruel Winter
This is the second novel about the crime-solving exploits of Richard Nottingham, Constable of Leeds in the 1730s, and follows…
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