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Diana Gabaldon · 512 pages
Eighteenth-century Britain and the Seven Years' War form the backdrop for Lord John Grey's quest to uncover the truth about his father's death, a search that leads to deadly peril and an encounter with a Jacobite prisoner, Jamie Fraser, who may hold the key to his quest.
The Butcher of Smithfield
Susanna Gregory · 503 pages
Theft of Life
Imogen Robertson · 352 pages
London, 1785. When the body of a West Indies planter is found pegged out in the grounds of St Paul's, suspicion falls on one of the victim's former slaves, who was found with his watch on the London streets. As Harriet and Crowther begin investigate, however, they find the answer is not that simple. Together, they negotiate the interests of the British government, the secrets of the plantation own
Goodnight Sweet Prince
David Dickinson · 320 pages
A Bitter Truth
Charles Todd · 340 pages
A battlefield nurse during World War I, Bess Crawford, returning to London for a well-earned Christmas leave, finds her holiday fraught with mystery and murder when she agrees to help a bruised and battered woman return to her small village in Sussex
A Plague of Angels
P.F. Chisholm · 252 pages
"In 1592, dashing courtier Sir Robert Carey took up his northern post as Warden of the West March in order to escape the complications of creditors and court life. Trouble, however, dogs his heels wherever he goes. And where he goes in autumn, after various midadventures in Carlisle, is back to London upon a summons from his father."--Back cover.
A Christmas Hope
Anne Perry · 197 pages
"Anne Perry's "vastly entertaining" (The Star-Ledger) holiday novels are "as delicious as mince pie and plum pudding" (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). A Christmas Hope is just as delectable--the gripping story of an unforgettable battle between goodness and evil in Victorian London--and a lonely woman's search for meaning in her life. Although she lacks for nothing, Claudine Burroughs dreads the holi
The Thames River Murders
Ashley Gardner · 314 pages
The Nightingale Gallery
Paul Doherty · 256 pages
The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë
Laura Joh Rowland · 379 pages
Upon learning that she has been falsely accused of plagiarism, the normally mild-mannered Charlotte Brontë sets off for London to clear her name. But when she unintentionally witnesses a murder, Charlotte finds herself embroiled in a dangerous chain of events that forces her to confront demons from her past. With the clandestine aid of the other Brontë sisters, Emily and Anne, and of the suspi
An Experiment In Treason
Bruce Alexander · 324 pages
"In An Experiment in Treason, a packet of incendiary letters is stolen from the London residence of a prominent official, and turns up in the colony of Massachusetts. Why are the contents of the letters so controversial? Why has a suspect in the theft turned up dead? And what should Sir John do about his feeling that Benjamin Franklin himself is somehow complicit? While the tensions rise, Sir John
Beloved Poison
E.S. Thomson · 395 pages
After uncovering six tiny coffins at St. Saviour's Infirmary, apprentice apothecary Jem Flockhart seeks answers, following a trail that leads from the dissecting room to Newgate prison and the gallows.
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
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
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.
Death at Whitechapel
Robin Paige · 298 pages
Kathryn Ardleigh and her husband, Charles, are called on for help when scandal threatens Jennie Jerome Churchill. Her son Winston's political future is jeopardized by someone who claims to have proof that his father was none other than the notorious Jack the Ripper...
In Milady's Chamber
Sheri Cobb South
Lord fieldhurst was murdered in his wife's bed chamber and his dead body was discovered by his wife. John Pickett, the bow-street runner was called to solve the case. Will John be able to solve the crime and save Lady Fieldhurst from gallows!
The Sempster's Tale
Margaret Frazer · 352 pages