Gilded Age
City of Grit and Gold
1886 Chicago is the setting for this YA historical novel centered around the Haymarket Affair. Addie is the fast growing…
See What I Have Done
Lizzie Borden’s acquittal for the murder of her father and stepmother has already generated numerous books, films and plays, even…
A Touch of Scarlet
In New York City in 1901, Elizabeth St. James is the perfect upper-class daughter: lovely, obedient, faultless. To please her…
What the Dead Leave Behind
A massive, unexpected March snowstorm overwhelms New York City while Prudence MacKenzie desperately awaits the arrival of her fiancé. His…
Anton and Cecil: Cats Aloft
Cat brothers Anton and Cecil are headed home after an adventure involving a missing mouse, when they arrive in Chicago…
A Drop of Ink
Editors' choice
In 1874, two American sisters, Adelaide and Louisa Wentworth, together with Adelaide’s lover, the atheist poet Julian Estes, flee from…
House of Silence
Isabelle Larkin has her future planned out in 1875 Illinois. She’s to marry the dashing Gregory and embark on a…
The Dangerous Ladies Affair: A Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery
Married couple Muller and Pronzini team up again on their fifth Carpenter and Quincannon mystery, set in 1890s San Francisco.…
Playing the Part
In 1882 New York City, actress Lucetta Plum must flee the city when an obsessive admirer comes after her. Friend…
Whispers Beyond the Veil
The seaside resort town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, is the setting for this enjoyable first novel in a new…
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