Patricia O'Sullivan
A Play of Treachery
As an actor with a traveling company, Joliffe has played many roles. But when the Bishop Beaufort asks him to…
Mister Slaughter
It is 1702, and 23-year-old Matthew Corbett and his colleague, Hudson Greathouse, professional problem solvers, are hired to escort mass…
On Viney’s Mountain
Viney Walker’s world is changing, and she doesn’t like it one bit. Orphaned along with her older brother and sister…
In a Dark Wood
“The heart of the heart. The midst of the battle. Midway through our lives, when we find ourselves in a…
The Crimson Cap
Pierre’s father is missing. His mother is ill and his siblings are starving. And though he is just ten, he…
Pirate Latitudes
The year is 1665, and a Spanish treasure ship sits alone in a fortified Caribbean cove. It is as if…
The White Raven
Viking lord Orm Bearslayer has spent the last six years seeking fortune, and now he wants to settle down on…
The Devil’s Company
Editors' choice
Fans of David Liss’s Benjamin Weaver series will not be disappointed by his latest installment. Benjamin Weaver makes his living…
Surrender the Wind
Revolutionary War veteran Seth Braxton loses his father in America and his grandfather in England, thus inheriting estates in both…
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