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Plague Pits & River Bones by Karen Charlton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLondon 1812: Treacherous gangs roam the capital, and not even the Palace of Westminster is safe. When Detective Stephen Lavender is called in to investigate a highway robbery and a cold-blooded murder, both the cases take a dangerous and disturbing personal twist... -
![Who Speaks for the Damned by C.S. Harris]()
Who Speaks for the Damned by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSebastian St. Cyr investigates the mysterious life and death of a nobleman convicted of murder in this enthralling new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Why Kill the Innocent... -
![Why Kings Confess by C.S. Harris]()
Why Kings Confess by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe gruesome murder of a young French physician draws aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his pregnant wife, Hero, into a dangerous, decades-old mystery as a wrenching piece of Sebastian’s past puts him to the ultimate test. Regency England, January 1813: When a badly injured Frenchwoman is found beside the mutilated body of Dr... -
![The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey]()
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick'What if we decided to try and find him?''What on earth are you on about?' she said. 'How are we going to catch the Yorkshire Ripper, when the police haven't even managed to?'I sighed. Her questioning my ideas was a recent and unwelcome element to our friendship. But it was a valid point... -
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![Five Complete Miss Marple Novels: The Mirror Crack'd/A Caribbean Mystery/Nemesis/What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!/A Body in the Library by Agatha Christie]()
Five Complete Miss Marple Novels: The Mirror Crack'd/A Caribbean Mystery/Nemesis/What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!/A Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis program will not let me add this under the isbn number because another book from another publisher has same number... -
![What the Devil Knows by C.S. Harris]()
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... -
![Where Memories Lie by Deborah Crombie]()
Where Memories Lie by Deborah Crombie
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsErika Rosenthal has always been secretive with her friend and neighbor, Detective Inspector Gemma James, about her past, except for one telling detail: She and her long-dead husband, David, came to London as refugees from Nazi Germany. But now the elderly woman needs Gemma's help. A unique piece of jewelry stolen from her years ago has mysteriously turned up at a prestigious London auction house... -
![Who Slays the Wicked by C.S. Harris]()
Who Slays the Wicked by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe death of a fiendish nobleman strikes close to home as Sebastian St. Cyr is tasked with finding the killer to save his young cousin from persecution in this riveting new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Why Kill the Innocent....When the handsome but dissolute young gentleman Lord Ashworth is found brutally murdered, Sebastian St... -
![Murder in Grosvenor Square by Ashley Gardner]()
Murder in Grosvenor Square by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaptain Lacey Regency Mysteries, Book 9. This is a full-length novel of 86,000 words (32 chapters). Captain Gabriel Lacey begins Spring 1818 preparing for a duel. But while he focuses on the affair of honor, darkness, greed, and death stalk the streets of London and bring tragedy to a family Lacey has grown close to... -
![Bryant & May and the Burning Man by Christopher Fowler]()
Bryant & May and the Burning Man by Christopher Fowler
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo case is too curious for Arthur Bryant and John May, London’s most ingenious detectives. But with their beloved city engulfed in turmoil, they’ll have to work fast to hold a sinister killer’s feet to the fire. In the week before Guy Fawkes Night, London’s peaceful streets break out in sudden unrest...Categorized as:
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![The Tuesday Night Club by Agatha Christie]()
The Tuesday Night Club by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt's an original concept from Agatha Christie: a weekly gathering of murder mystery fans. Each week one of them challenges the rest of the group with a new mystery. Who can rise to the challenge?And now the first. After a supper of canned lobster and a dessert of trifle, three people became ill. One of them, Mrs. Jones, died... -
![The Sans Pareil Mystery by Karen Charlton]()
The Sans Pareil Mystery by Karen Charlton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOn a cold February night in Regency London, a dark curtain falls on the Sans Pareil Theatre following the death of April Clare, a promising young actress, whose body is found in mysterious circumstances.Detective Stephen Lavender and his dependable deputy, Constable Woods, quickly discover that nothing is quite as it seems... -
![A Long Shadow by Charles Todd]()
A Long Shadow by Charles Todd
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"New Year's Eve, 1919. Scotland Yard's Inspector Ian Rutledge has accompanied his sister to the home of mutual friends for dinner but is called away by work. On the steps outside, he finds a brass cartridge casing that is seemingly identical to the countless others he'd seen during the war he still cannot forget. But this one has an engraving in the metal. Curious, he pockets it... -
![Cast in Ice by Laura Landon]()
Cast in Ice by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Winnifred Waverley, daughter of the Duke of Townsend, walked the fringes of Society harboring a horrible secret. A secret so damning that it would shatter her entire family and destroy any chance for her younger sister Anne to find a love match... -
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![Too Hot to Handel by Sheri Cobb South]()
Too Hot to Handel by Sheri Cobb South
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a rash of jewel thefts strikes London, magistrate Patrick Colquhoun deploys his Bow Street Runners to put a stop to the crimes. The Russian Princess Olga Fyodorovna is to attend a production of Handel’s Esther at Drury Lane Theatre, where she will wear a magnificent diamond necklace... -
![Blood Is Blood: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel by Will Thomas]()
Blood Is Blood: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel by Will Thomas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA bombing injures private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, leaving it up to his soon-to-be-married junior partner—Thomas Llewelyn—to find the person trying to murder them both before it's too late.In 19th century London, Cyrus Barker and his associate Thomas Llewelyn are renowned private enquiry agents, successfully employed by the highest levels of Her Majesty's government as well as private citizens... -
![The Maiden's Tale by Margaret Frazer]()
The Maiden's Tale by Margaret Frazer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsINTRIGUES MOST ROYAL... MURDER MOST FOULSister Frevisse has made an unusual journey to London to meet the new prioress of St. Frideswide's. At the urging of her abbot, she stays with her wealthy cousin Alice, lady wife of the earl of Suffolk... -
![Murder on the Serpentine by Anne Perry]()
Murder on the Serpentine by Anne Perry
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe queen of the Victorian mystery, New York Times bestseller Anne Perry returns with the 32nd novel in the Inspector Pitt series MURDER ON THE SERPENTINE. Pitt is on a secret mission for the Queen, maybe his last... London, 1899: Head of Special Branch Commander Thomas Pitt is summoned to Buckingham Palace... -
![The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie]()
The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen wealthy spinster Emily French is found murdered, suspicion falls on Leonard Vole, the man to whom she hastily bequeathed her riches before she died. Leonard assures the investigators that his wife, Romaine Heilger, can provide them with an alibi. However, when questioned, Romaine informs the police that Vole returned home late that night covered in blood. During the trial, Ms... -
![Starring Miss Marple: A Murder is Announced / The Body in the Library / Murder With Mirrors by Agatha Christie]()
Starring Miss Marple: A Murder is Announced / The Body in the Library / Murder With Mirrors by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collection of three Miss Marple novels by the inimitable Agatha Christie. It contains the following stories:1. "The Body in the Library,"2. "A Murder is Announced," and3. "Murder With Mirrors" (full title: "They Do It with Mirrors").Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection< "Starring Miss Marple... -
![The Mock Marriage by Dorothy Mack]()
The Mock Marriage by Dorothy Mack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA beguiling Regency romance! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen. A captivating actress takes on her most demanding role yet… Regency England Following the death of her debt-ridden father, Claire Yelland is forced to take to the stage to earn her living...Categorized as:
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![Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume One by Ashley Gardner]()
Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume One by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA collection of the first three novels in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series plus two Captain Lacey short stories originally published in mystery magazines... -
![The Color of Death by Bruce Alexander]()
The Color of Death by Bruce Alexander
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSuspicion and fear are running high in London, as a gang of expert criminals terrorizes the town in a spree of robbery and murder. And in a time when slavery is still practiced in the colonies, there is but one peculiar clue to the identity of this group: The robbers are all black men... -
![Murder at the Opera by D.M. Quincy]()
Murder at the Opera by D.M. Quincy
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a nobleman's mistress is gunned down on the steps of the Covent Garden opera house, brilliant adventurer Atlas Catesby discovers a sinister family connection that compels him to investigate.London, 1815. Amateur sleuth Atlas Catesby is about to discover the dark side of the bright lights... -
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![Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy]()
Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAcclaimed author D. M. Quincy is back with a second captivating mystery as adventurer Atlas Catesby must put aside his own feelings for Lady Lilliana as they work together to get justice for someone she holds dear... -
![Prince by Rory Clements]()
Prince by Rory Clements
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEngland, 1593. Plague rages, famine is rife, and the city is in revolt. From this bedlam rises the sharpest of sleuths: a man named John Shakespeare.Shakespeare’s brother investigates a series of murders rocking Elizabethan London. He follows the clues, which lead him from horseraces to brothels to an explosive encounter at sea... -
![Death on Deadline by Robert Goldsborough]()
Death on Deadline by Robert Goldsborough
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTo save his favorite newspaper, Nero Wolfe steps into the crossfire of a tabloid war.Master sleuth Nero Wolfe’s small circle of friends is limited to his assistant, Archie Goodwin; his chef, Fritz; and Lon Cohen, the head man at the New York Gazette... -
![A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder by Dianne Freeman]()
A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder by Dianne Freeman
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith her new husband George busy on a special mission for the British Museum, Frances has taken on an assignment of her own. The dowager Viscountess Winstead needs someone to sponsor her niece, Kate, for presentation to Queen Victoria. Frances—who understands society’s quirks and constraints as only an outsider can—is the perfect candidate... -
![The Rookery by Emily Organ]()
The Rookery by Emily Organ
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere’s a killer in the slums. London 1884. When a thief robs Fleet Street reporter Penny Green, she finds herself caught up in a horrifying murder. Someone is terrorizing the residents of St Giles Rookery and Scotland Yard sends Inspector James Blakely to investigate. When the serial killer claims a victim outside the slums, Victorian London is sent into panic... -
![A Breach of Promise by Anne Perry]()
A Breach of Promise by Anne Perry
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen a brilliant young architect suddenly ends his engagement to a socially prominent woman, her outraged parents file a sensational breach of promise suit. But the case comes to a tragic halt when a murderer strikes. Sleuth William Monk investigates. A Mystery Guild selection... -
![The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch]()
The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLondon, 1850: A young Charles Lenox struggles to make a name for himself as a detective . . . without a single case. Scotland Yard refuses to take him seriously and his friends deride him for attempting a profession at all... -
![Murder at the Manor by Catherine Coles]()
Murder at the Manor by Catherine Coles
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDownton Abbey crossed with Murder, She Wrote...set in a Yorkshire village!Evelyn Christie has resigned herself to another long, boring weekend at Hessleham Hall, the home of her husband, Tommy's, family... -
![Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh, Phillip Franks]()
Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh, Phillip Franks
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt was a bizarre pose for beautiful model Sonia Gluck--and her last. For in the draperies of her couch lay a fatal dagger, and behind her murder lies all the intrigue and acid-etched temperament of an artist's colony... -
![The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine]()
The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYou are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of Sinclair’s department store!Enter a world of bonbons, hats, perfumes and MYSTERIES around every corner... -
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![The Silent Cry by Anne Perry]()
The Silent Cry by Anne Perry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDeep in London's filthy, dangerous slums, Victorians transacted their most secret and shameful business. For a price, a man could procure whatever he wanted, but it happened now and then that the price he paid was his life. Now, in sunless Water Lane, respected solicitor Leighton Duff lies dead, kicked and beaten to death. Beside him lies the barely living body of his son, Rhys... -
![An Old Betrayal by Charles Finch]()
An Old Betrayal by Charles Finch
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the seventh book of Finch’s bestselling series of Victorian mysteries, a case of mistaken identity has Charles Lenox playing for his highest stakes yet: the safety of Queen Victoria herself.On a spring morning in London, 1875, Charles Lenox agrees to take time away from his busy schedule as a Member of Parliament to meet an old protégé’s client at Charing Cross... -
![Seven Dials by Anne Perry]()
Seven Dials by Anne Perry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the first gray of a mid-September morning, Thomas Pitt, mainstay of Her Majesty's Special Branch, is summoned to Connaught Square mansion where the body of a junior diplomat lies huddled in a wheelbarrow. Nearby stands the tenant of the house, the beautiful and notorious Egyptian woman Ayesha Zakhari, who falls under the shadow of suspicion... -
![Southampton Row by Anne Perry]()
Southampton Row by Anne Perry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn Victorian England, a divisive election is fast approaching. Passions are so enflamed that Thomas Pitt, shrewd mainstay of the London police, has been ordered not to solve a crime but to prevent a national disaster. The aristocratic Tory candidate—and Pitt’s archenemy—is Charles Voisey. The Liberal candidate is Aubrey Serracold, whose wife’s dalliance with spiritualism threatens his chances... -
![Dead Man's Mirror: a Hercule Poirot Short Story by Agatha Christie]()
Dead Man's Mirror: a Hercule Poirot Short Story by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHercule Poirot is requested to visit a client as quickly as possible, indeed on a specific train but, by the time he arrives, the gentleman is dead. A smashed mirror convinces Poirot that the apparent suicide of his client is far too convenient an explanation for what is obviously a gruesome case of murder... -
![Treachery at Lancaster Gate: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel by Anne Perry]()
Treachery at Lancaster Gate: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel by Anne Perry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGripping and provocative, the latest Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry peers unflinchingly into the corrupt affairs of Victorian society on the brink of the century s turn. The world is poised for social and political change, but England holds tight to its traditions, classes, and prejudices... -
![The Case of William Smith by Patricia Wentworth]()
The Case of William Smith by Patricia Wentworth
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho was William Smith? And why was Mavis Jones so horrified to see him? For seven years William had worked as a woodcarver for the local toyshop, ignorant of his true identity. The war had robbed him of his memory, and no one expected him to ever find the answer... -
![A Soupçon of Poison by Jennifer Ashley, Ashley Gardner]()
A Soupçon of Poison by Jennifer Ashley, Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNote: This work also appears in the anthology, Murder Most Historical and Past Crimes: A Compendium of Historical Mysteries. London, 1880. Kat Holloway, highly sought-after young cook to the wealthy of London, finds herself embroiled in murder when she’s accused of poisoning her employer, the loathsome Sir Lionel Leigh-Bradbury... -
![Poirot a Styles Court by Agatha Christie]()
Poirot a Styles Court by Agatha Christie
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsAgatha Christie's debut novel was the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective. A refugee of the Great War, Poirot is settling in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work... -
![A Case of Mice and Murder by Sally Smith]()
A Case of Mice and Murder by Sally Smith
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I was immediately besotted . . . Brilliant." —Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The AppealThe first in a delightful new mystery series set in the hidden heart of London’s legal world, introducing a wonderfully unwilling sleuth, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Nita Prose... -
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![The Nicholas Feast by Pat McIntosh]()
The Nicholas Feast by Pat McIntosh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGlasgow, 1492: Gil Cunningham remarked later that if he had known he would find a corpse in the university coal house, he would never have gone to the arts faculty feast. But then—as Alys his betrothed replied—he would never have met ... Socrates... -
![The Last Word by Samantha Hastings]()
The Last Word by Samantha Hastings
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1861. Miss Lucinda Leavitt is shocked when she learns the author of her favorite serialized novel has died before completing the story. Determined to learn how it ends, Lucinda reluctantly enlists the help of her father’s young business partner, Mr. David Randall, to track down the reclusive author’s former whereabouts.David is a successful young businessman, but is overwhelmed by his workload... -
![Tom Wasp and the Murdered Stunner by Amy Myers]()
Tom Wasp and the Murdered Stunner by Amy Myers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA chimney sweep in Victorian London's East End, Tom Wasp is flattered to be asked to model for Valentine Drake. When the body of his co-model, Bessie Barton, is found on the banks of the River Thames, Tom vows to find her murderer... -
![The Mask of Night by Tracy Grant]()
The Mask of Night by Tracy Grant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA glittering ball, a whisper of intrigue and a couple with secrets... Regency London's most glamorous couple, Mélanie and Charles Fraser, have hidden their pasts from aristocratic society - and each other - to become the envy of the ton... -
![Forever After by Jill Gregory]()
Forever After by Jill Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night of searing violence forced beautiful street orphan Camilla Brent to flee London in terror. But another kind of danger awaited when fate delivered her into the protection of the scandalous, magnetically handsome Philip Audley, Earl of Wescott... -
![One Step Behind by Brianna Labuskes]()
One Step Behind by Brianna Labuskes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVengeance never dies … London, 1812. When the unconventional Imogen Lancaster embarked on a mission to infiltrate high society and avenge her beloved cousin’s murder she never would have guessed she’d end up in the arms of a thief. At least, that’s what she assumes when she discovers Lucas Stone breaking into a private safe...
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