Kathryn Johnson
Unhallowed Ground
Mel Starr has now written a fourth installment of his chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, a surgeon in the town…
Girl Reading
Ward’s debut novel is a brave, original effort. The concept is irresistible: Seven girls/women read while living out a portion…
Hawkwood
The Bow Street Runners, generally accepted as London’s first professional police force, was founded in 1749 and operated in London…
The Gods of Gotham
Editors' choice
It’s 1845 and, until now, New York City has had no police force. Many citizens believe that government interference in…
Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders
Editors' choice
If the first four novels of Gyles Brandreth’s series of Victorian murder mysteries had never existed to whet our appetites…
Prince of Ravenscar
In 1831, Lord Julian is being pressed to find a second wife by his mother. She has in mind Sophie,…
The Danger of Desire
If a reader is looking for a sexy romance that has more than a thin wash of 1799 realism in…
The Sherlockian
Editors' choice
Anyone who has read even a few of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories featuring Sherlock Holmes knows that the author killed…
Jane Austen: Blood Persuasion
Fact: Vampires have haunted bookstore shelves for some time now. In recent years, they’ve poked their fangs into many a…
Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-up
In Brightwell’s latest in her series of Victorian mysteries, Mrs. Jeffries, housekeeper to Inspector Witherspoon, and the gang at Upper…
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