Ellen Keith
The Serpent’s Daughter
Third in the Jade del Cameron mystery series, this outing finds Jade, a photojournalist for The Traveler magazine, traveling…
A Pale Horse
Tenth in the Inspector Ian Rutledge series, A Pale Horse finds Rutledge searching for a missing man in Berkshire,…
The Dark Lantern
Editors' choice
Brightwell has fashioned a multilayered, Upstairs Downstairs-type mystery that drew me in completely. When I finally paused to reflect, I…
The Tailor’s Daughter
The titular character is Veda Grenfell, daughter of a famed Victorian Savile Row tailor. Veda has inherited her father’s passion…
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose
Fourth in Willig’s mystery series featuring the exploits of English spies in the Napoleonic era, The Seduction of the Crimson…
Silent in the Sanctuary
Silent in the Sanctuary reacquaints the readers of Silent in the Grave with widowed Lady Julia Grey and the inscrutable…
Outlaw Hearts
Outlaw Hearts suffers from what I’d like to term the Coincidence Plot (akin to movie critic Roger Ebert’s Idiot Plot,…
Tom Wasp and the Murdered Stunner
Tom Wasp is one of the most engaging characters I’ve encountered in years. A Victorian chimney sweep and not ashamed…
The Journal of Dora Damage
Editors' choice
Dora Damage has a name straight from Dickens, and in fact her tale would not be out of place in…
The War Against Miss Winter
In 1943, even in New York City, the heart of American theatre, acting jobs are scarce, so struggling actress Rose…
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