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The Dark Enquiry

Deanna Raybourn · 393 pages

"Partners now in marriage and in trade, Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane have finally returned from abroad to set up housekeeping in London. But merging their respective collections of gadgets, pets and servants leaves little room for the harried newlyweds themselves, let alone Brisbane's private enquiry business. Among the more unlikely clients: Julia's very proper brother, Lord Bellmont, who swe

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The Curse of the Pharaohs

Elizabeth Peters · 357 pages

One of the best-loved of mystery writers weaves another tale of intrigue featuring Amelia Peabody and Radcliffe of Crocodile on the Sandbank. This time the willful and witty duo must catch a murderer at an excavation of an ancient Egyptian tomb.

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Death at Blenheim Palace

Robin Paige · 312 pages

Kate Sheridan is at Blenheim Palace to research King Henry's mistress Rosamund, said to have been poisoned there by Eleanor of Aquitaine. But her visit takes a strange turn when her hosts unwittingly begin to relive the legend.

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A Sunless Sea

Anne Perry · 421 pages

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Murder on Amsterdam Avenue

Victoria Thompson · 298 pages

"In the midst of Sarah and Frank's wedding preparations, Sarah accompanies her mother on a condolence call to the Upper West Side, where Charles Fairfax, the son of family friends, has died unexpectedly after suffering from a mysterious disease. It is a tragic and all-too-common story or so it seems. Charles's father asks to speak with Sarah privately. He believes his son was poisoned and would

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As Death Draws Near

Anna Lee Huber · 342 pages

"The latest mystery from the national bestselling author of A Study in Death tangles Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage in a dangerous web of religious and political intrigue. July 1831. In the midst of their idyllic honeymoon in England's Lake District, Kiera and Gage's seclusion is interrupted by a missive from Kiera's new father-in-law. A deadly incident involving a distant relative of the Duk

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A Letter of Mary

Laurie R. King · 288 pages

An archeologist on a dig in 1920s Palestine discovers a letter purporting to come from a woman who was an apostle of Christ. A sensational document. When on her return to England the archeologist is murdered, sleuth Mary Russell decides to find out why.

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Death Wears a Mask

Ashley Weaver · 354 pages

Amory Ames is looking forward to a tranquil period of reconnecting with reformed playboy husband Milo after an unexpected reconciliation following the murderous events at the Brightwell Hotel. Amory hopes a quiet stay at their London flat will help mend their dysfunctional relationship. However, she soon finds herself drawn into another investigation when Serena Barrington asks her to look into th

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The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets

Nancy Springer · 192 pages

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India Black and the Gentleman Thief

Carol K. Carr · 308 pages

"India Black's double life operating a high-class brothel and running high-stakes espionage for Her Majesty's government can take its toll. But there's no rest for the weary-particularly when an international conspiracy comes knocking; India Black is one of Victorian London's most respected madams-not a bloody postmistress. So when Colonel Francis Mayhew forwards a seemingly innocuous shipping bil

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A Mortal Curiosity

Ann Granger · 313 pages

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The Curse of the House of Foskett

M.R.C. Kasasian · 416 pages

125 Gower Street, 1882: Sidney Grice once had a reputation as London's most perspicacious personal detective. But since his last case led an innocent men to the gallows, business has been light. Listless and depressed, Grice has taken to lying in the bath for hours, emerging in the evenings for a little dry toast and a lot of tea. Usually a voracious reader, he will pick up neither book nor newspa

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The Bellini Card

Jason Goodwin · 306 pages

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A Body in the Bathhouse

Lindsey Davis · 354 pages

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Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse

Martin Davies · 320 pages

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The Angel of Darkness

Caleb Carr · 648 pages

In one of the most critically acclaimed novels of the year, Caleb Carr-- bestselling author of The Alienist--pits Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and his colleagues against a murderer as evil as the darkest night. . . .From the Paperback edition.

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The Black Hand

Will Thomas · 336 pages

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The Alchemy of Murder

Carol McCleary · 466 pages

Paris 1889. The alchemist is how I've come to think of him; he has a passion for the dark side of knowledge, mixing murder and madness with science. Nellie Bly, reporter, feminist and amateur detective, is in Paris on the trail of an enigmatic killer.

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The Strings of Murder

Oscar de Muriel · 416 pages

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A Study in Scarlet Women

Sherry Thomas · 411 pages

"USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas turns the story of the renowned Sherlock Holmes upside down... With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London. When the city is struck by a

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The Painted Queen

Elizabeth Peters, Joan Hess · 464 pages

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The Infidel Stain

M.J. Carter · 470 pages

"Blake and Avery return in the stunning sequel to M. J. Carter's lauded fiction debut, The Strangler Vine. London, 1841. Returned from their adventures in India, Jeremiah Blake and William Avery have both had their difficulties adapting to life in Victorian England. Moreover, time and distance have weakened the close bond between them, forged in the jungles of India. Then a shocking series of murd

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Stolen Remains

Christine Trent · 287 pages

Asked to undertake the funeral of a favored viscount of Queen Victoria, Violet Harper runs into trouble when the body disappears and she is forced to investigate the theft and avoid being a victim herself.

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A Rip Through Time

Kelley Armstrong · 352 pages

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