Kensington
A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder
It’s almost the turn of the century in London. Frances Wynn, the Countess of Harleigh, has endured the mandated year…
One House Over
Tall, ungainly, thirty-one-year-old African American Joyce MacPherson lives in her parents’ home, works as a teacher’s aide, and pines for…
A Tale of Two Murders
This engaging cozy mystery—the first in a series—finds 23-year old Charles Dickens employed as a journalist for the Evening Chronicle…
Chariot on the Mountain
Editors' choice
Based on the true story of Catharine “Kitty” Payne, Ford’s historical novel follows the story of a slave woman on…
The Sunflower Girl
Rosanna Chiofalo’s latest novel, The Sunflower Girl, sweeps the reader into the blossoming Tuscan countryside in a dual narrative: one…
Murder at the Ochre Court
Emma Cross loves the elegant seaside resort of Newport, Rhode Island. In the summer of 1898, she returns there from…
Murder at Half-Moon Gate
This is a thoroughly enjoyable Regency thriller/mystery novel in the same vein and era as The Alienist. The story centers…
The Angel Makers
1888. The Ripper is still out there, beyond the fog. The women of London are fearful and wary of being…
Murder in Greenwich Village
Murder in Greenwich Village is the first book in a new mystery series featuring Louise Faulk as the first woman…
Between Earth and Sky
Editors' choice
Amanda Skenandore has hit pay dirt with her debut novel, Between Earth and Sky. At its heart, this luminous book…
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