Suzanne Sprague
The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno
In 1865, the complacent Bartholomew Fortuno, billed as the World’s Thinnest Man by P.T. Barnum, enjoys his life as one…
The Show That Smells
Jimmie Rodgers, Carrie Rodgers, Elsa Schiaparelli, Lon Chaney, Coco Chanel, the Carter Family, and the reader in a mirror maze.…
Gold Digger: A Klondike Mystery
The mysterious Fiona MacGillivray and her 12-year-old son Angus came to Dawson at the end of the 1898 Klondike Gold…
The Secrets of the Cave
In the rural village of Oakey Vale, teenage Betty Barnes dreams of becoming a glamorous movie star. Her sister, now…
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr John H. Watson
If Sherlock Holmes had been real rather than just a work of fiction, his expertise would have most certainly been…
Cursebreaker: Order of the Scrolls
Ten-year-old Luke runs away from his home near Denver, because his father’s abuse is potentially lethal. Rescued by a pastor…
Alexander and Alestria
Alexander the Great was crowned King of Macedonia in 336 BC and soon after began asserting his authority through his…
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