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Murder in the Mews by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the Earl of Granville is skewered with a pitchfork in his own stables, Inspector Haze and Lord Redmond must unearth decades-old family secrets in order to unravel the motive behind the murder. But just when they think they’re making headway, disturbing new revelations come to light and cast doubt on their findings...Categorized as:
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The Diamond Chariot by Boris Akunin
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe first of the interlinked plotlines is set in Russia during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Fandorin is charged with protecting the Trans-Siberian Railway from Japanese sabotage in a pacy adventure filled with double agents and ticking bombs. Then we travel back to the Japan of the late 1870s...Categorized as:
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Goodnight Lady by Martina Cole
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA tour-de-force thriller of corruption and violence.In the sixties, Briony Cavanagh ran a string of the most notorious brothels in London. Only Briony knew what went on behind those doors, and she never opened her mouth - unless she stood to benefit. Only Briony knew the painful road she'd travelled to get there...Categorized as:
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The Fatal Flying Affair by T.E. Kinsey
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAugust 1911. Emily Hardcastle and her inimitable lady’s maid Florence Armstrong are enjoying a fine summer until Harry, Lady H’s brother, turns up out of the blue with a mystery for them to solve.A routine parachute test at a local aeroplane factory has gone horribly wrong—with pilot Dickie Dupree plummeting to his death...Categorized as:
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Murder of a Hangman by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a severed head is left on the steps of Newgate Prison, Lord Redmond and Inspector Haze are left with few clues to solve the murder.Even after the victim is identified as the prison’s hangman, narrowing down the number of suspects proves difficult when the victim was responsible for dozens of deaths, leaving a long list of relatives who might have wanted revenge...Categorized as:
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The Complete Short Stories Of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories. This edition includes the five Sherlock Holmes Collections, bringing together the 56 short stories: The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes, The Return Of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow and The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes. This book is a must have for any Sherlock Holmes lover...Categorized as:
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Masquerade in London by Emily L. Finch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSuspected of murder, Samantha Kingston leaves behind the world she knows when she flees to the streets of London to discover the truth in this, the first book in a new historical mystery series.London, 1861. Samantha Kingston has lived under the control of her overbearing uncle since the death of her parents six years ago...Categorized as:
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Murder in an Irish Castle by Verity Bright
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIrish whiskey, rolling green hills, a traditional Christmas feast and… a murder? Lady Swift will need the luck of the Irish to survive this holiday season!Christmas, 1924. Lady Eleanor Swift has received a rather unexpected invitation to the village Christmas party in the tiny, rural hamlet of Derrydee in the west of Ireland... -
Murder on the Golden Arrow by Magda Alexander
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat’s a bright young woman to do when her brother becomes the main suspect in a murder? Why, solve the case, of course.England. 1923. After a year away at finishing school where she learned etiquette, deportment, and the difference between a salad fork and a fish one, Kitty Worthington is eager to return home... -
Fast Ice by Clive Cussler, Graham Brown
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKurt Austin races to Antarctica to stop a chilling plot that imperils the entire planet in the latest novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of Adventure.After a former NUMA colleague disappears while researching the icebergs of Antarctica, Kurt Austin and his assistant Joe Zavala embark for the freezing edge of the world to investigate... -
The Play of Death by Oliver Pötzsch
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt is 1670 and Simon Fronwieser is in the town of Oberammergau to bring his seven-year-old son to boarding school. As he bids his boy a tearful farewell, news comes of a shocking murder: the man who was to play the part of Christ in the town’s Passion play has been found dead, nailed to the set’s cross. As there is no doctor in town, Simon is brought in to examine the body...Categorized as:
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The Curse of Braeburn Castle by Karen Baugh Menuhin
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA centuries-old skeleton is discovered in a lonely Scottish Castle. It wears a crown and hides a curse. Lennox's detective friend, Swift, now lives at Braeburn Castle and it was he who uncovered the skeleton. As ghosts are heard and treasure-seekers appear, the murders begin. Lennox must go to Braeburn and investigate as Halloween draws near...Categorized as:
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The Emperor's Revenge by Clive Cussler, Boyd Morrison
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe new Oregon Files adventure from the #1 New York Times–bestselling grand master of adventure. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon face their toughest challenge yet when a violent bank heist during the Monaco Grand Prix decimates the Corporation’s accounts... -
Алмазная колесница . Том 1 by Boris Akunin, Борис Акунин
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings«Алмазная колесница» – книга Бориса Акунина из серии «Приключения Эраста Фандорина».Книга издана в двух томах. Первый том начинается в 1905 году, со встречи со штабс-капитаном Рыбниковым, знакомым нам по повести Куприна. Русско-японская война, в России весьма успешно работает сеть японских агентов, но на пути у них встает опытный и умудрённый годами Эраст Петрович Фандорин...Categorized as:
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A Royal Murder by Verity Bright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt the royal boat race there are beautiful barges, plenty of bunting, a handsome prince and... is that a body? Lady Swift is on the case!Spring, 1923. One-time adventurer and now amateur sleuth Lady Eleanor Swift is attending the annual royal regatta with her new pal Tipsy Fitzroy. Tipsy has Eleanor trussed up like a debutante in a new dress, determined to turn her into a proper society lady...Categorized as:
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Blue Horizon by Wilbur Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFollowing on from Monsoon the next generation of Courtneys are out to stake their claim in South Africa. The journey they make takes them through the untouched wilderness of a beautiful land filled with warring tribes and dangerous animals... -
Next in Line by Jeffrey Archer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLondon, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the ‘people’s princess’.Which means for Scotland Yard, the focus is on the elite Royalty Protection Command, and its commanding officer. Entrusted with protecting the most famous family on earth, they quite simply have to be the best. A weak link could spell disaster... -
Death Around the Bend by T.E. Kinsey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSeptember 1909, and Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, have been invited to Lord Riddlethorpe’s country estate for a week of motor racing and parties. They both agree that it sounds like a perfectly charming holiday...Categorized as:
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Scarecrow / Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSCARECROWAs 'Scarecrow' Schofield watches his mission to eliminate a Siberian turn into a bloodbath, he realizes he has been tricked—and now becomes the prey rather than the predator. For a shadowy consortium of staggering power and wealth has included his name on a list of fifteen targets to be eliminated without fail by noon that day...Categorized as:
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The America Ground by Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings‘ It’s just a terrific book! It’s great stuff, I’ve read it, and you’re going to enjoy it’Extreme GenesMorton Farrier, the renowned English forensic genealogist, had finally cleared a space in his busy schedule to track down his own elusive father...Categorized as:
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A Nefarious Engagement: A Regency Cozy by Lynn Messina
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHaving long abandoned any hope of making a match, twenty-six-year-old Beatrice Hyde-Clare finds herself a little overwhelmed by her engagement to the Duke of Kesgrave. Cloying society matrons clamor for her attention while her aunt reels off an endless list of servants she will have to oversee...Categorized as:
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Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 28 ratings"Cometh the Hour" opens with the reading of a suicide note, which has devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, Giles Barrington and Lady Virginia.Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain...Categorized as:
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The Saboteurs by Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIsaac Bell returns for another thrilling mission in a new book from the Grand Master of Adventure, Clive CusslerDetective Isaac Bell's wife has said that he is always in the wrong place at the right time. This is certainly the case when Bell thwarts the attempted assassination of a United States Senator shortly after meeting the man...Categorized as:
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Death in Damascus by Karen Baugh Menuhin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA 1920s Murder Mystery - Death in the desert with intrigue, adventure and a dog of distinction.' There's a damsel in distress and accusations of attempted murder flying around, but it's not in the comfortable confines of the English countryside, it's in the very distant city of Damascus...Categorized as:
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What the Devil Knows by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSebastian St. Cyr thought a notorious killer had been brought to justice until a shocking series of gruesome new murders stuns the city in this thrilling historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Who Speaks for the Damned.It's October 1814. The war with France is finally over and Europe's diplomats are convening in Vienna for a conference that will put their world back together...Categorized as:
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A Corruption of Blood by Ambrose Parry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Raven and Fisher Book 3Edinburgh, 1850. This city will bleed you dry.Sarah Fisher is keeping a safe distance from her old flame Dr Will Raven. Having long worked at the side of Dr James Simpson, she has set her sights on learning to practise medicine herself. A notion everyone seems intent on dissuading her from...Categorized as:
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The Black Cat Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDownton Abbey meets Agatha Christie with a touch of Wodehouse and a dog of distinction. Who killed Sir Crispin Gibbons? A wedding invitation and news of mischief that could be murder, takes Lennox to The Earl of Bloxford's country estate. He soon finds himself in a world of purloined artworks, forgeries and a priceless Bloxford Beauty...Categorized as:
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Death Beside the Seaside by T.E. Kinsey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsJuly 1910. Lady Hardcastle and her tireless sidekick Flo have finally embarked on a long-overdue seaside break. But just as they’re wavering between ice creams and donkey rides, their fellow guests start to go missing—and the duo find themselves with a hysterical hotel manager and a case to solve...Categorized as:
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The Lost Brother by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNovember 1146. Gwynedd is at war with Ranulf, Earl of Chester, who seeks to gain a foothold in Wales against the day peace finally comes to England. On the eve of King Owain’s counter-assault on Mold Castle, the body of a woman who bears a striking resemblance to Gwen is discovered buried in someone else’s grave...Categorized as:
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The Unlikely Spy by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAugust 1146. Prince Hywel has called all the bards of Wales to him for a music festival to mark the third anniversary of his rule over Ceredigion. He has invited all the lords of Wales too, including his father, his uncle, and his neighbor to the south, King Cadell. But with the highborn also come the low: thieves, spies, and other hangers-on... -
Turn a Blind Eye by Jeffrey Archer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTurn a Blind Eye is the third installment in the gripping story of Detective Inspector William Warwick, by the master storyteller and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles... -
Children of War by Martin Walker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBruno, chef de police in the French town of St Denis, is already busy with a case when the body of an undercover French Muslim cop is found in the woods, a man who called Bruno for help only hours before.But Bruno’s sometime boss and rival, the Brigadier, doesn’t see this investigation as a priority – there are bigger issues at stake.Bruno has other ideas...Categorized as:
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Death by the Book by Beth Byers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInspired by classic fiction and Miss Buncle's Book. Death by the Book questions what happens when you throw a murder into idyllic small town England.July 1936When Georgette Dorothy Marsh’s dividends fall along with the banks, she decides to write a book. Her only hope is to bring her account out of overdraft and possibly buy some hens...Categorized as:
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Mightier Than the Sword by Jeffrey Archer
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA bomb goes off, but how many passengers on the MV Buckingham have lost their lives? You will find out only if you read the opening chapter of Mightier than the Sword...Categorized as:
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A Gambling Man by David Baldacci
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAloysius Archer, the straight-talking World War II veteran fresh out of prison, returns in this riveting new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.The 1950s are on the horizon, and Archer is in dire need of a fresh start after a nearly fatal detour in Poca City...Categorized as:
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No Stone Unturned by Pam Lecky
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA suspicious death, stolen gems and an unclaimed who will be the victor in a deadly game of cat and mouse? London October 1886 : Trapped in a troubled marriage, Lucy Lawrence is ripe for an adventure. But when she meets the enigmatic Phineas Stone, over the body of her husband in the mortuary, her world begins to fall apart...Categorized as:
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Нефритовые четки by Boris Akunin
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRussian Book. Publisher: Zakharov, M. Pages: 704. Year: 2013. Cover: Hardcover...Categorized as:
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The Devil in Music by Kate Ross
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt a mist-shrouded villa on Lake Como, an Italian nobleman is grooming a young English tenor for a career on the glittering operatic stage. Before their sojourn is over, one will die by violence and the other will disappear. Enter Julian Kestrel, Regency dandy and amateur sleuth...Categorized as:
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The Lost Ancestor by Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom acclaimed author, Nathan Dylan Goodwin comes this exciting new genealogical crime mystery, featuring the redoubtable forensic genealogist, Morton Farrier. When Morton is called upon by Ray Mercer to investigate the 1911 disappearance of his great aunt, a housemaid working in a large Edwardian country house, he has no idea of the perilous journey into the past that he is about to make...Categorized as:
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The Vanishing of Dr Winter by L.B. Hathaway
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan the past really come back to haunt you?Cambridge, Christmas 1922Posie Parker has cleared a space in her hectic schedule to try to unravel a tragedy in her own family. But Posie’s past is hiding around every turn in the old University town, and she finds herself taking on a new case which is positively teeming with ghosts, shadows and secrets, where nothing is quite what it seems... -
Riiginõunik by Boris Akunin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSince the publication of The Winter Queen, a New York Times Notable Book and the first mystery featuring Erast Fandorin, Boris Akunin’s historical mystery series has become a worldwide sensation, selling millions of copies and propelling Akunin into the ranks of Russia’s most widely read contemporary novelists...Categorized as:
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The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an 'old maid' to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman.Lady Augusta Colebrook, "Gus," is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two... -
Who Will Remember by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe gruesome murder of a prominent nobleman throws an already unsettled London into chaos in this electrifying new historical mystery by the USA Today bestselling author of What Cannot Be Said.August 1816. England is in the grip of what will become known as the Year Without a Summer...Categorized as:
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Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this delightful collection of Wimsey exploits, Dorothy L. Sayers reveals a gruesome, grotesque but absolutely bewitching side rarely shown in Lord Peter's full-length adventures.Lord Peter views the body in 12 tantalizing and bizarre ways in this outstanding collection...Categorized as:
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The Viking Prince by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMay 1148. All Dublin is shocked by the murder of a prominent merchant, but only Prince Godfrid knows that the dead man was also a co-conspirator in his brother's plan to take the throne of Dublin. With death stalking his every move, Godfrid must call upon new friends and old to find the killer--and with their help uncover a conspiracy stretching beyond Dublin's walls to every kingdom in Ireland...Categorized as:
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The Fourth Horseman by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMay 1144. Newly wedded, Gareth and Gwen travel across the border into England on a diplomatic mission with Prince Hywel of Wales. But when the mission goes awry and a murder case drops (literally) at their feet, Gareth and Gwen race to uncover a plot that threatens not only their lives, but the life of the future King of England himself... -
A Poisonous Plot: The Twenty First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew by Susanna Gregory
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1358, over a century after its foundation in Cambridge, the college of Michaelhouse is facing a serious shortfall of funds and competition from upstarts rivals such as Zachary Hostel. Their problems are made no easier by the hostility of the town's inhabitants who favour the university moving away to the Fens...Categorized as:
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A Veil Removed by Michelle Cox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMurder is never far from this sexy couple . . . even during the holidays! Their honeymoon abruptly ended by the untimely death of Alcott Howard, Clive and Henrietta return to Highbury, where Clive discovers all is not as it should be...Categorized as:
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To Kill or Cure: The Thirteenth Chronicle Of Matthew Bartholomew by Susanna Gregory
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCambridge University is in dire financial straits: the town's landlords are demanding an extortionate rent rise for the students' hostels and the plague years have left the colleges with scant resources. Tension between town and gown is at boiling point and soon explodes into violence and death...Categorized as:
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The Curse of Arundel Hall by J. New
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.One ghost, one murder, one hundred years apart. But are they connected? Ella has discovered a secret room in The Yellow Cottage, but with it comes a ghost. Who was she? And how did she die? Ella needs to find the answers before either of them can find peace. But suddenly things take a nasty turn for the worse...Categorized as:
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