Poisoned Pen
An Air of Treason: A Sir Robert Carey Mystery
This, the sixth book in the Sir Robert Carey mystery series, recounts the adventures of amateur sleuth Carey, the youngest…
Whispers of Vivaldi
Tito Amato is back, and this time he has a plan to save his beloved Teatro San Marco: A new…
Cassandra
In the second of three titles in the Delphic Woman series, Greenwood brings Cassandra, princess and seer of Troy, to…
Triptych: A Mystery
Triptych tells the story of the consequences of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, which extend into the second generation. In…
Covenant with Hell
The editor for this medieval series, of which this is the tenth volume, writes that “This is a series not…
Medea
Medea is a princess of Colchis, and a priestess of the Dark Mother Hekate. Her family is under a cruel…
Capacity for Murder
Professor Benjamin Bradshaw, an electrical engineer in a burgeoning career of the early 20th century, makes his living filing patents…
The Bull Slayer
Richly described settings are one of the strengths of this mystery, beginning with a decorated cave shrine to Mithras and…
Make Believe: An Edna Ferber Mystery
It’s 1950s Hollywood, and author Edna Ferber’s famous novel Show Boat is the current movie buzz. She leaves her beloved…
Shadows in the Night
This is the first in Jane Finnis’ Aurelia Marcella Mysteries, so we are introduced to the eponymous heroine who is…
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