18th Century
Surgeon’s Mate
Patrick MacPherson, born Patricia, is surgeon’s mate aboard the frigate H.M.S. Richmond. The ship and her survivors depart the 1762…
The Gilded Shroud
The screams of the maid announce the discovery of the strangled body of Emily, Marchioness of Polbrook, in the early…
A Killing Frost
A year after German George of Hanover became King of England, the winter was so cold the Thames froze. Thus,…
The Nightmare: A Mystery with Mary Wollstonecraft
In 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft has just published her A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and is active with the…
The Quality of Mercy
Editors' choice
Barry Unsworth’s new novel takes up the stories of two characters who originally appeared in his Booker Prize-winning Sacred Hunger.…
The Ronin’s Mistress: A Novel of Feudal Japan
Sano Ichiro, the heroic investigator of this novel, has been demoted from chancellor to investigator because of the machinations of…
Fortune’s Son
Philip Drake is the errant son of the Earl of Hastings. He has renounced the life his father and brother…
Nanberry: Black Brother White
When Nanberry sees the great ships of the white-skinned ghost-people sailing into Sydney Cove, he does not realise that he…
The Crimson Shard
Fourteen-year-old friends Sunniva Forrest and Blaise Doran visit a private museum in Phoenix Square, London. Blaise is excited at the…
The Traitor’s Smile
The Traitor’s Smile is Patricia Elliott’s sequel to The Pale Assassin, featuring the wily and adventurous Eugenie de Boncoeur, who…
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