Barker & Llewelyn Series by Will Thomas, Antony Ferguson

4.04 · 174 ratings
  • Some Danger Involved (Barker & Llewelyn #1)
    #1

    Some Danger Involved (Barker & Llewelyn #1)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2004

    An atmospheric debut novel set on the gritty streets of Victorian London, Some Danger Involved introduces detective Cyrus Barker and his apprentice, Thomas Llewelyn, as they work to solve the gruesome murder of a young scholar. When a student bearing a striking resemblance to artists' renderings of Jesus Christ is found murdered -- by crucifixion -- in London's Jewish ghetto, 19th-century private detective Barker must hire an assistant to help him solve the sinister case... more

  • To Kingdom Come (Barker & Llewelyn #2)
    #2

    To Kingdom Come (Barker & Llewelyn #2)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2005

    Victorian enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his young assistant Thomas Llewelyn, first introduced in Will Thomas's critically acclaimed debut novel Some Danger Involved, are back with a new mission in To Kingdom Come. When a bomb destroys the Special Irish Branch of Scotland Yard, all fingers point to the increasingly brazen factions of Irish dissidents seeking liberation from English rule... more

  • The Limehouse Text (Barker & Llewelyn #3)
    #3

    The Limehouse Text (Barker & Llewelyn #3)

    Will Thomas, Antony Ferguson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2006

    In The Limehouse Text, Barker and Llewelyn discover a pawn ticket among the effects of Barker's late assistant, leading them to London's Chinese district, Limehouse. There they retrieve an innocent-looking book that proves to be a rare and secret text stolen from a Nanking monastery, containing lethal martial arts techniques forbidden to the West... more

  • The Hellfire Conspiracy (Barker & Llewelyn #4)
    #4

    The Hellfire Conspiracy (Barker & Llewelyn #4)

    Will Thomas, Antony Ferguson

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2007

    In the latest adventure in what is "fast becoming one of the genre's best historical-mystery series" (Booklist), roughhewn private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn must track down London's first serial killer. When Barker and Llewelyn are hired to find a girl from the upper classes who has gone missing in the East End, they assume her kidnapping is the work of white slavers... more

  • The Black Hand (Barker & Llewelyn #5)
    #5

    The Black Hand (Barker & Llewelyn #5)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2008

    When an Italian assassin's body is found floating in a barrel in Victorian London's East End, enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn are called in to investigate. Soon corpses begin to appear all over London, each accompanied by a Mafia Black Hand note. As Barker and Llewelyn dig deeper, they become entangled in the vendettas of rival Italian syndicates -- and it is no longer clear who is a friend or foe.

  • Fatal Enquiry (Barker & Llewelyn #6)
    #6

    Fatal Enquiry (Barker & Llewelyn #6)

    Will Thomas, Antony Ferguson

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2014

    Brimming with wit, atmosphere, and unforgettable characters, FATAL ENQUIRY reintroduces private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant, Thomas Llewellyn, and their unforgettable world of Victorian London. Some years ago, Cyrus Barker matched wits with Sebastian Nightwine, an aristocrat and sociopath, and in exposing his evil, sent Nightwine fleeing to hide from justice somewhere in the far corners of the earth... more

  • Anatomy of Evil (Barker & Llewelyn #7)
    #7

    Anatomy of Evil (Barker & Llewelyn #7)

    Will Thomas, Antony Ferguson

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2015

    In London of 1888, Private Enquiry Agent Cyrus Barker takes on his biggest case ever—the attempt to find and stop the killer terrorizing Whitechapel: Jack the RipperCyrus Barker is undoubtedly England’s premiere private enquiry agent. With the help of his assistant Thomas Llewelyn, he’s developed an enviable reputation for discreetly solving some of the toughest, most consequential cases in recent history... more

  • Hell Bay (Barker & Llewelyn #8)
    #8

    Hell Bay (Barker & Llewelyn #8)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2016

    When two people are murdered during a secret government conference on a secluded island estate, private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker must find the killer among the guests before it’s too late.At the request of Her Majesty’s government, private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker agrees to take on his least favorite kind of assignment—he’s to provide security for a secret conference with the French government... more

  • An Awkward Way to Die (Barker & Llewelyn #8.5)
    #8.5

    An Awkward Way to Die (Barker & Llewelyn #8.5)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2017

    Includes 8 FREE CHAPTERS of OLD SCORES, the next installment in the adventures of Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn, private enquiry agents in Victorian London! Cyrus Barker is, without question, the most prominent and accomplished private enquiry agent in 19th century London. He's taken on major cases at the request of Scotland Yard and for Her Majesty's Government. He's matched wits with master criminals and triumphed and cracked the seemingly unsolvable crimes... more

  • Old Scores (Barker & Llewelyn #9)
    #9

    Old Scores (Barker & Llewelyn #9)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2017

    In 1890, the first Japanese diplomatic delegation arrives in London to open an embassy. Cyrus Barker, private enquiry agent and occasional agent for the Foreign Service Office, is enlisted to display his personal Japanese garden to the visiting dignitaries.Later that night, Ambassador Toda is shot and killed in his office and Cyrus Barker is discovered across the street, watching the very same office, in possession of a revolver with one spent cartridge... more

  • Blood Is Blood: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel (Barker & Llewelyn #10)
    #10

    Blood Is Blood: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel (Barker & Llewelyn #10)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2018

    A 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... more

  • Lethal Pursuit (Barker & Llewelyn #11)
    #11

    Lethal Pursuit (Barker & Llewelyn #11)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2019

    London, 1892—Cyrus Barker is brought into a game of international espionage by the Prime Minister himself in the newest mystery in Will Thomas's beloved series.Private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn receive in the mail an unexplained key stamped with the letter Q. Barker, recognizing it for what it is, uses the key to unlock an anonymous door in the alleyway, which opens to an underground tunnel leading to Downing Street.The Prime Minister has a small task for Cyrus Barker... more

  • Fierce Poison: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel (Barker & Llewelyn #13)
    #13

    Fierce Poison: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel (Barker & Llewelyn #13)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2022

    London, 1893, there is poisoner loose in the city, with deaths piling up, and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn are apparently his latest target in Fierce Poison, the next installment in Will Thomas's acclaimed historical mystery series.Private Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker has just about seen it all—he's been attacked by assassins, his office has been bombed, and evil-doers have even nearly killed his dog. But never before has a potential client dropped dead in his office... more

  • Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn #14)
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    Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn #14)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2023

    London, 1893 - deadly doings are afoot in the British Museum and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn must unravel a mystery involving a mummy, a giant ruby and a murder, in Will Thomas's Heart of the Nile.Cyrus Barker, along with his former assistant and now partner Thomas Llewelyn, is the premier enquiry agent in all of 19th century London, and beyond... more

  • Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn #15)
    #15

    Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn #15)

    Will Thomas

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2024

    Private Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, along with his partner Thomas Llewelyn, has a long, accomplished history - he's taken on cases for Scotland Yard, the Foreign Office, and even the crown itself, fulfilling them all with great skill and discretion. None of those cases, however, are as delicate and complicated as the one laid before him by a delegation of men who, thirty years before, fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War... more

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