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The Wise Woman
In another reissue of her previously published work (this novel was originally released following the bestselling success of her…
Sun Going Down
This Western saga begins in 1863 when Eb Paint, sick of war, sells his Mississippi River supply boat and…
The Blackstone Key
Editors' choice
Mary Finch receives an invitation from a rich, estranged uncle to meet him at White Ladies, his estate on the…
Mistress of the Sun
Editors' choice
In her first novel in eight years (following the international success of her Josephine B. trilogy), Sandra Gulland has chosen…
Daughter of York
In Easter Smith’s second voyage into the lives and hearts of the children of the House of York, Margaret is…
Harriet and Isabella
The adultery trial of world-famous preacher Henry Ward Beecher was front-page news and tabloid fodder in the 1870s, and Patricia…
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance
Oscar Wilde makes his debut as a fictional sleuth in this recent addition to the spate of historical detective novels…
Fire Bell in the Night
Editors' choice
New York Tribune reporter John Sharp arrives in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1850 to cover a trial that will prove…
The True Darcy Spirit
Cassandra Darcy is disgraced, penniless and an outcast from her family. She is determined to earn her living in Regency…
The Limehouse Text
Thomas Llewelyn works for the Victorian enquiry agent Cyrus Baker, a mysterious man versed in the Oriental arts, with links…
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