Kathryn Kimball Johnson
Baroque
Inspired by real events and people in early 17th-century Rome, this novel follows the exploits of young painter Mario Minitti,…
Calico Palace
Two women meet in a village of 900 people in 1848 California. Kendra reluctantly accompanies her stepfather, who is an…
The Devil & Maria d’Avalos
The year is 1590; the setting rich with art, magnificent architecture, lavish costumes. Yet all is not right in Denmark……
Peter the Great
Biographer and novelist Derek Wilson isn’t new to the game of whisking readers off to distant times to focus on…
Sherlock Holmes: The American Years
This collection of new short stories is inspired by the premise that Sherlock Holmes, at least once but possibly more…
The Swiss Courier
Imagine yourself in 1944 Switzerland, literally surrounded by a bloody war. Hitler’s Gestapo is tracking down enemies of the Reich,…
Black Ship
In this 17th book in the Daisy Dalrymple series of mysteries, the always curious wife of Scotland Yard detective Alec…
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