Georgian
Tyburn
Kevin Grote imbues this tale set in the mid-1700s with plenty of atmosphere, timely dialog, devious citizens, and the textures…
Cinnamon and Gunpowder
Editors' choice
Nervous chef Owen Wedgwood (who always travels with his own whisks) is the unfortunate witness to an attack at a…
Dark Waters
A drunk found drowned in the salmon traps is not such a rare thing in Preston, England in 1741. Coroner…
Death of a Dowager
Jane Eyre and her husband Rochester travel to London in 1821 to visit an ocular specialist who might be able…
The Prisoner of Paradise
First published in 2012, The Prisoner of Paradise tells the story of orphaned Lucy Gladwell, sent to live with her…
At the Dying of the Year (Richard Nottingham Mysteries)
The year is 1733, and it has not been an easy one for Richard Nottingham, Constable of Leeds. Still recovering…
Drawn to Perfection
Drawn to Perfection is set in the Welsh Marches of the 1750s. Caelica’s mother is ill, her brother faces trial…
The Devil Is White
Editors' choice
It is 1792 when well-born young poet Caspar Jeavons finds himself swept up in the preparations for the new colonial…
The Skull and the Nightingale
This is a well-written, expertly researched novel set in Georgian England. Richard Fenwick, an orphan, has been supported by his…
Congo – Spirit of Darkness
Susan Dawson’s journal is read on her deathbed by a nurse. Susan was a journalist and an abolitionist, her story…
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