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A June of Ordinary Murders
It is 1887. Victoria is celebrating her 50th year as monarch, Ireland is sweltering under record heat, and among the…
Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman
Clementine, Lady Montfort is preparing her lavish annual costume ball. Flowers are delicately arranged, sumptuous food is prepared and the…
The Figaro Murders
Lorenzo Da Ponte, court librettist in 1786 Vienna, is in trouble: not only hasn’t he finished his libretto for Mozart’s…
The Edge of Dreams
New York City, 1905. Once again Molly Murphy finds herself in the thick of a mystery to solve. Returning to…
The Devil’s Making
It’s 1869, and Victoria, Canada is a diverse place. Europeans, Americans, Indians, and Chinese all inhabit the rough-and-tumble colony. Oxford-educated…
Dreamless
Chief Inspector Odd Singsaker of the Trondheim police, still recovering from brain surgery, is assigned to investigate the murder of…
Anatomy of Evil
Private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, along with his assistant Thomas Llewelyn, returns to pursue the notorious serial killer Jack the…
The Iris Fan
Japan, 1709. On a dark and stormy night, an unthinkable crime occurs: The shogun is stabbed with an iron-ribbed fan…
A Woman Unknown: A Kate Shackleton Mystery
This is the fourth in the Kate Shackleton series – herein lies proof that the books do not need to…
The Haunting Ballad
Plunkett and O’Nelligan are not a traditional detecting duo. Lee Plunkett, the younger man, has inherited his father’s detective agency…
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