Victorian
Women of Straw
Set in Luton, a market town just north of London, Women of Straw centres on the straw hat industry of…
Who Is to Blame: A Russian Riddle
Jane Marlow’s debut novel begins with the doomed relationship between two young serfs, Elizaveta and Feodor, in Russia in 1840.…
Drakon
Chekov with dragons. Mildly steampunkish Dostoevsky. Yes, there will be Russian names, but they are cleverly handled so there is no confusion.…
Murder on the Serpentine: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel
Commander Thomas Pitt, Head of Special Branch, is summoned to Buckingham Palace. Queen Victoria needs Pitt to fully investigate what…
The Secrets of Gaslight Lane
This is the fourth book in the delightful Victorian Gower Street Detective series. Sidney Grice and his ward/assistant, March Middleton,…
The Beekeeper’s Daughter
This dark romance set on Exmoor in late 19th-century England spans more than a decade in the lives of the…
My Name Is Victoria
1820s. Princess Victoria is being brought up in almost total isolation in Kensington Palace. Her mother is under the thumb…
Mr. Rochester
In the early 1800s, young Edward Rochester roams the estate of Thornfield Hall, his beloved home. His father is aloof,…
The Sixth Victim: A Constance Piper Mystery
London’s Whitechapel district is a frightening place to live and work in 1888. Constance Piper, a poor flower girl who…
The Endicott Evil: A Colin Pendragon Mystery
Fifth in Gregory Harris’s Victorian-era series featuring detective Colin Pendragon and Ethan Pruitt, this novel opens with an investigation into…
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