Early United States
Crimson Angel: A Benjamin January Historical Mystery
In 1838 New Orleans, Benjamin January, a freed slave and Paris-trained surgeon, is having to survive as a musician. However,…
Thieving Forest
What would your seventeen-year-old self do if a band of Indians kidnapped your four older sisters, who are your only…
Thoreau on Wolf Hill
Once again Adam Walker and Henry Thoreau team up to solve a mystery, at the heart of which is the…
Visions of Teaoga
Visions of Teaoga takes place in Tioga, northern Pennsylvania, during two very different time periods, one contemporary and one historical.…
Passenger on the Pearl
In 1848, the anti-slavery movement is gaining strength, but it is legal to own slaves in Washington, D.C. However, if…
Journey to Galveston
When Mr. Barrington’s mysterious trunk suddenly appears in the midst of Nick, Jackie and Hannah, they are amazed to watch…
Captured by Love
Michilimackinac Island was part of Michigan Territory when it was embroiled in the War of 1812. This story opens in…
Full Steam Ahead
In 1851, Nicole Renard returns home from school to Galveston, Texas to find her father very ill. Her father has…
A Light in the Wilderness
Gaining her freedom from slavery in 1843 is the beginning of a new struggle for Letitia. It’s too hazardous for…
Anathema
When a body washes up on Nantucket’s Eel Point Beach in 1856, the local doctor requests assistance from Harvard medical…
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