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Lady Odelia's secret  by Jane Steen

Lady Odelia's secret

Jane Steen

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"Do you ever really know your family? In the 1880s a sixth daughter learns not to ask for much, even if she's the daughter of an earl. Even if she married the richest man in her corner of Sussex. Even if she's now a widow with a splendid Georgian mansion. Lady...

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A killer in the Crystal Palace  by Deb Marlowe

A killer in the Crystal Palace

Deb Marlowe

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"A grand showcase for technology, art, design and. . . murder. London, 1851, and the Great Exhibition is on. A soaring success despite months of dour predictions, it is the event of the year, on front pages and wagging tongues the world over--and Miss Kara...

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Death at the terminus  by Edward Marston

Death at the terminus

Edward Marston

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"1865. A passenger train stands ready to depart amid the bustle at York station. The flurry of passengers and porters, the swooping pigeons and barking dogs are thrown into a state of turmoil when an explosion ripsthrough the brake van of the train killing...

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The tumbling girl  by Bridget Walsh

The tumbling girl

Bridget Walsh

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"1876, Victorian London. Minnie Ward, a feisty scriptwriter for the Variety Palace Music Hall, is devastated when her best friend is found brutally murdered. She enlists the help of private detective Albert Easterbrook to help her find justice. Together they...

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Sepulchre Street  by Martin Edwards

Sepulchre Street

Martin Edwards

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"London, 1930s: Rachel Savernake is attending renowned artist Damaris Gethin's latest exhibition, featuring live models who pose as famous killers. But that's just the warm-up act... Unsure why she was invited, Rachel is soon cornered by the artist who asks...

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The Nightingale affair  by Timothy Mason

The Nightingale affair

Timothy Mason

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"Who is stalking Florence Nightingale and her nurses? Is it the legendary Beast of the Crimean, or someone closer to home? In 1855, Britain and France are fighting to keep the Russians from snatching the Crimean Peninsula from the Ottoman Empire, and...

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The monster of the mere  by Philip Purser-Hallard

The monster of the mere

Philip Purser-Hallard

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"When Watson's holiday in the Lake District takes a sinister twist, he and Holmes must uncover the truth hidden by superstitious locals, folklore and rumours of prehistorical monsters far away from the familiar streets of London... A serene walking holiday in...

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Viviana Valentine goes up the river  by Emily J. Edwards

Viviana Valentine goes up the river

Emily J. Edwards

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"Viviana Valentine--Girl Friday turned partner to New York's top investigator, Tommy Fortuna--is drawn into a sordid new case when Buster Beacon, a wealthy man of science, beckons them to a party at his mansion north of the city. There, Buster entertains...

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Murder on the home front  by Jessica Ellicott

Murder on the home front

Jessica Ellicott

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"1940. It's been a month since rector's daughter Billie Harkness left her rural village to make a fresh start in the northern city of Hull. Now she has a new home and an exciting new job as one of only two female police constables in the whole city. But Hull...

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The cargo from Neira  by Alys Clare

The cargo from Neira

Alys Clare

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"February, 1605. A series of killings shake the quiet life of Devon's Tavy Valley. Country doctor Gabriel Taverner, summoned by the coroner to examine the bodies, believes that the murders are somehow connected to a mysterious woman recently discovered in...

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Mortal arts  by Anna Lee Huber

Mortal arts

Anna Lee Huber

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"Scotland, 1830. Lady Kiera Darby is no stranger to intrigue - in fact, it seems to follow wherever she goes. After her foray into murder investigation, Kiera must journey to Edinburgh with her family so that her pregnant sister can be close to proper medical...

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The net of steel  by Fiona Buckley

The net of steel

Fiona Buckley

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"April, 1590. Ursula Stannard, the queen's half-sister and occasional secret agent, has just left Sir Francis Walsingham's funeral when she is summoned back to her childhood home, Faldene House, by her aunt. Uncle Herbert has died suddenly from natural causes,...

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Mastering the art of French murder  by Colleen Cambridge

Mastering the art of French murder

Colleen Cambridge

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"As Paris rediscovers its joie de vivre, Tabitha Knight, recently arrived from Detroit for an extended stay with her French grandfather, is on her own journey of discovery. Paris isn't just the City of Light; it's the city of history, romance, stunning...

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Murder on Bedford Street  by Victoria (Victoria E.) Thompson

Murder on Bedford Street

Victoria (Victoria E.) Thompson

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"Nobody could accuse Frank Malloy of being a snob. As a former Irish Catholic policeman, he was, in fact, the kind of person snobs usually looked down on. He might be a millionaire now, but lots of people still looked down on him because he'd always be Irish...

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Playing it safe  by Ashley Weaver

Playing it safe

Ashley Weaver

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"As the Blitz continues to ravage London, Ellie McDonnell - formerly a safecracking thief, but currently determined to stay on the straight and narrow to help her country - is approached by British Intelligence officer Major Ramsey with a new assignment. She...

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Who cries for the lost  by C. S. Harris

Who cries for the lost

C. S. Harris

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"June 1815. The people of London wait, breathlessly, for news as Napoleon and the forces united against him hurtle toward their final reckoning at Waterloo. Among them is Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, frustrated to find himself sidelined while recovering...

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Never sleep  by Fred Van Lente

Never sleep

Fred Van Lente

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"The year is 1861, the eve of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration. For Kate Warn, the first female private detective in American history, the only assignment tougher than exposing a conspiracy to assassinate the new president is training her new mentee, Hattie...

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A tempest at sea  by Sherry (Sherry M.) Thomas

A tempest at sea

Sherry (Sherry M.) Thomas

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"Charlotte Holmes's brilliant mind and deductive skills are pulled into a dangerous investigation at sea in this new mystery of the bestselling Lady Sherlock series. After feigning her own death in Cornwall to escape from Moriarty's perilous attention,...

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Foul deeds and fine dying  by Marco Malvaldi

Foul deeds and fine dying

Marco Malvaldi

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"It is 1900 and Pellegrino's famed cookbook is in its fifth edition. Flushed from his fortune and success, our hero joins a weekend party at the Tuscan castle of the wealthy agricultural entrepreneur, Secondo Gazzolo. In this castle of winding corridors,...

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River of fallen angels  by Laura Joh Rowland

River of fallen angels

Laura Joh Rowland

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"London, April 1891. When the severed torso of a woman washes up on the bank of the river Thames, London believes a serial killer from the past has struck again. Crime photographer and investigator Sarah Bain Barrett is on the scene with her friends Mick...

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Lost in Paris  by Betty Webb

Lost in Paris

Betty Webb

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"Four years after being exiled to Paris for disgracing the family name, Alabama debutante Zoe Barlow is still reeling from the horror of her ejection. Still, she's managed to create a new family among fellow expats and artists, including Hadley and Ernest...

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A bitter remedy  by Alis Hawkins

A bitter remedy

Alis Hawkins

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"Jesus College, Oxford, 1881. An undergraduate is found dead at his lodgings and the medical examination reveals some shocking findings. When the young man's guardian blames the college for his death and threatens a scandal, Basil Rice, a Jesus College fellow...

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A dreadful splendor  by B. R. Myers

A dreadful splendor

B. R. Myers

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"In Victorian London, Genevieve Timmons poses as a spiritualist to swindle wealthy mourners - until one misstep lands her in a jail cell awaiting the noose. Then a stranger arrives to make her a peculiar offer. The lord he serves, Mr. Pemberton, has been...

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Death on deck  by Verity Bright

Death on deck

Verity Bright

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"When Lady Swift embarks upon her first luxury cruise she imagines a gilded ballroom, afternoons on deck taking tea and all the delectable food she can eat. But she can't seem to escape from murder..."--Provided by publisher.

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Murder under a red moon  by Harini Nagendra

Murder under a red moon

Harini Nagendra

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"When new bride Kaveri Murthy reluctantly agrees to investigate a minor crime during the blood moon eclipse to please her domineering mother-in-law, she doesn't expect to stumble upon a murder - again. With anti-British sentiments on the rise, a charismatic...

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Murder at Down Street Station  by Jim Eldridge

Murder at Down Street Station

Jim Eldridge

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"December 1940. Down Street underground station, in the heart of London's Mayfair, is now a secret retreat for Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his cabinet from the relentless air raids overhead. In this supposedly secure location, the body of a woman is...

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Heart of the Nile  by Will Thomas

Heart of the Nile

Will Thomas

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"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. They've thwarted the designs of villains and crooks off all sorts, helped Scotland Yard crack their most...

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A traitor among us  by Anne Perry

A traitor among us

Anne Perry

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"It is late summer 1934 when retired MI6 agent John Repton's body is found near Wyndham Hall in the Cotswolds. Repton was killed while investigating the Wyndham family's ties to fascist sympathisers, and Elena Standish is assigned to discover if one of them...

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Murder in postscript  by Mary Winters

Murder in postscript

Mary Winters

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"When one of her readers asks for advice following a suspected murder, Victorian countess and agony aunt Amelia has no choice but to investigate in this first book in a thrilling new historical mystery series. Amelia Amesbury - widow, mother, and countess - is...

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Fatal legacy  by Lindsey Davis

Fatal legacy

Lindsey Davis

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"An unpaid bar bill leads Flavia Albia to her most bitter and complex case yet. Decades earlier Appius Tranquillus Surus wrote his will: it freed his slaves and bequeathed his businesses to them. He left an orchard to the Prisci, a family he was friendly with,...

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Atonement of blood  by Peter Tremayne

Atonement of blood

Peter Tremayne

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"Winter, AD 670: a feast day, held by King Colgu, at first seems like a joyful - and peaceful - celebration, when it is suddenly interrupted by the entrance of a religieux who claims he has an important message for the king. The intruder approaches the throne,...

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Intrigue in Istanbul  by Erica Ruth Neubauer

Intrigue in Istanbul

Erica Ruth Neubauer

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"Istanbul, 1926. After her historian father makes a clandestine journey abroad, Jane and Mr. Revers trace his footsteps. They learn that Professer Wunderley was on a mission to locate the lost heart of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent - an Ottoman Empire relic...

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Of judgement fallen  by Steven Veerapen

Of judgement fallen

Steven Veerapen

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"Spring, 1523. Henry VIII readies England for war with France. The King's chief minister, Cardinal Wolsey, prepares to open Parliament at Blackfriars. The eyes of the country turn towards London. But all is not well in Wolsey's household. A visiting critic of...

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Murder on High Holborn  by Susanna Gregory

Murder on High Holborn

Susanna Gregory

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The ninth adventure for Chaloner sees the Restoration London spy foil a conspiracy. In 1665 England faces war with the Dutch and the capital is awash with rumors of conspiracy and sedition. These are more frenetic than normal because of the recent sinking in...

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Absolution by murder  by Peter Tremayne

Absolution by murder

Peter Tremayne

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"As the leading churchmen and women gather at the Synod of Whitby in 664AD to debate the rival merits of the Celtic and Roman Churches, tempers begin to fray. Conspirators plot an assassination, while mysterious, violent death stalks the shadowy cloisters of...

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The rewards of treachery  by Rosemary Rowe

The rewards of treachery

Rosemary Rowe

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"Late summer, CE 198. With Glevum an uneasy place since the current Emperor seized power, and with rebel Celts still actively opposing Roman rule, tension remains as Caesar turns his attention to stamping out all remaining threats to his authority. Junio,...

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The fourth enemy  by Anne Perry

The fourth enemy

Anne Perry

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"Working his way up at London law firm fford Croft and Gibson, Daniel Pitt is named second prosecutor on a fraud case with the potential to make or break his - and the firm's - reputation. The trouble is, Malcolm Vayne, the man on trial, has deep pockets, and...

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The Metropolitan affair  by Jocelyn Green

The Metropolitan affair

Jocelyn Green

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"With a notorious forger preying on New York's high society, Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Lauren Westlake is just the expert needed to track down the criminal. As she and Detective Joe Caravello search for the truth, the closer they get to discovering...

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Death by a Cornish cove  by Fliss Chester

Death by a Cornish cove

Fliss Chester

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"When Cressida Fawcett is invited to stay at Penbeagle House on the Cornish coast for a fancy-dress ball, she is looking forward to sipping rum cocktails clad as a pirate, watching the red-sailed boats go by and relaxing in the sea air with her good friend...

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The London Seance Society  by Sarah Penner

The London Seance Society

Sarah Penner

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"1873. At an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D'Allaire. Known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits of murder victims to ascertain the identities of the...

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Lady Violet attends a wedding  by Grace Burrowes

Lady Violet attends a wedding

Grace Burrowes

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"Lady Violet Belmaine is just finding her balance as a widow who has recently put off mourning when she's summoned to the family seat to celebrate a sibling's wedding. Hugh St. Sevier's escort makes the journey somewhat bearable, while Sebastian MacHeath's...

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Murder at the charity ball  by Helena Dixon

Murder at the charity ball

Helena Dixon

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"Winter 1934. Kitty Underhay is enjoying a night off from wedding planning as she attends a charity ball at the home of Lady Eliza Foxley. She's excited to see her father, roguish Edgar Underhay, who is also a guest in the house. But the evening of cocktails...

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Lady Violet pays a call  by Grace Burrowes

Lady Violet pays a call

Grace Burrowes

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"The widow Lady Violet Belmaine and Sebastian MacHeath, Marquess of Dunkeld, must work together to investigate the suspected rigging of St Ivo's hound races along with other village intrigues, and thus clearing the name of their friend, physician Hugh St....

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Lady Violet holds a baby by Grace Burrowes

Lady Violet holds a baby

Grace Burrowes

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"If it's not weddings, then hapless widows are expected to attending christenings... Lady Violet returns with St. Sevier to her family seat, and finds Derwent Hall at sixes and sevens upon the occasion of her nephew's christening. Other guests have brought...

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Lady Violet investigates  by Grace Burrowes

Lady Violet investigates

Grace Burrowes

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"Lady Violet Belmaine emerges from two years of mourning less than enthusiastic about resuming her place in Polite Society. She's talked into attending a country house party by her French physician friend, Hugh St. Sevier, only to find that the house party...

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Lady Violet finds a bridegroom  by Grace Burrowes

Lady Violet finds a bridegroom

Grace Burrowes

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"Why must a widow newly emerged from mourning be invited to every wedding in the realm? Lady Violet Belmaine ponders that conundrum while traveling from London to rural Scotland at the invitation of an old friend. Escorted by her dashing physician friend, Hugh...

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Lady Violet enjoys a frolic  by Grace Burrowes

Lady Violet enjoys a frolic

Grace Burrowes

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"Having enjoyed her tour of the Scottish countryside, Lady Violet Belmaine is reluctant to return to London. Her escort, Hugh St. Sevier, suggests a detour to the Lakes, where his former army connections have invited him to renew old acquaintances. Violet is...

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Lady Violet goes for a gallop  by Grace Burrowes

Lady Violet goes for a gallop

Grace Burrowes

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"Lady Violet has decided that life in noisy, crowded, busy London is simply not her cup of tea. Her search for a rural property to purchase must be set aside when she learns that Hugh St. Sevier has been accused of murder. Worse, the handsome physician is...

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Murder in Haxford  by Rick Bleiweiss

Murder in Haxford

Rick Bleiweiss

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"A delightful day in 1910 at the Haxford Spring Fair turns horrifying and deadly when a balloonist plummets to the earth from the blue skies above. However unlikely, it's soon discovered that this unfortunate corpse was not done in by his precipitous plunge...

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Viviana Valentine gets her man  by Emily J. Edwards

Viviana Valentine gets her man

Emily J. Edwards

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"New York City, 1950. Viviana Valentine is Girl Friday to the city's top private investigator, Tommy Fortuna. The clients can be frustrating, and none more maddening than fabulously wealthy Tallmadge Blackstone, who demands Tommy tail his daughter, Tallulah,...

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All that is hidden  by Rhys Bowen

All that is hidden

Rhys Bowen

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"New York, Autumn, 1907: Former private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is happy with her place in the world. She and her policeman husband, Daniel, have built quite a life for themselves in Greenwich Village, in their modest-yet-beautiful-home in Patchin...

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Golden cargoes  by Fiona Buckley

Golden cargoes

Fiona Buckley

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"May 1589. Being the queen's half-sister and occasional secret agent can take its toll, which is why Ursula Stannard is looking forward to the simple pleasure of attending the wedding of her tenant's daughter. But on arrival, Arabella the bride-to-be is...

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Blood and fireflies  by B. M. Howard

Blood and fireflies

B. M. Howard

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"A dark murder. A secret brought to light. June, 1797. From his headquarters at the Villa Mombello near Milan, the French revolutionary army's young general, one Napoleon Bonaparte, dictates peace terms to Europe's monarchies with breath-taking ease and...

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One extra corpse  by Barbara Hambly

One extra corpse

Barbara Hambly

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"May, 1924. When renowned film director Ernst Zapolya calls Emma Blackstone - companion to Hollywood movie star Kitty Flint - and demands to see Kitty at once, Emma's not surprised. Until, that is, he adds that lives depend on it. Emma and Kitty investigate,...

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Dark queen wary  by P. C. Doherty

Dark queen wary

P. C. Doherty

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"1472. Edward IV reigns triumphant over England and his rivals, the Lancastrians. But he is uneasy, for one true claimant remains: the young Henry Tudor, son of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond. Henry's continued existence worries Edward, so he hatches...

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The deadly weed  by Cora Harrison

The deadly weed

Cora Harrison

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"The Reverend Mother's investigative skills are called into action when a local tobacco factory burns down and fingers are pointed at one of her ex pupils. 1920s. Cork, Ireland. Early one morning the Reverend Mother receives news of a deadly fire at the local...

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Bert and Mamie take a cruise  by John Keyse-Walker

Bert and Mamie take a cruise

John Keyse-Walker

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"February 1939. Mamie Mason isn't enthusiastic when Bert, her husband of thirty years, persuades her to join him on an African cruise. Bert might be pining for adventure, but Mamie's perfectly content with her comfortable life in Hills Corners, Ohio. But once...

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Under a veiled moon  by Karen Odden

Under a veiled moon

Karen Odden

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"September 1878. One night, as the pleasure boat the Princess Alice makes her daily trip up the Thames, she collides with the Bywell Castle, a huge iron-hulled collier. The Princess Alice shears apart, throwing all 600 passengers into the river; only 130...

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The Cairo curse  by Pepper Basham

The Cairo curse

Pepper Basham

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"Newlyweds Lord and Lady Astley have already experienced their fair-share of suspense, but when a honeymoon trip takes a detour to the mystical land of Egypt, not even Grace with her fiction-loving mind is prepared for the dangers in store. From an assortment...

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Lay this body down  by Charles Fergus

Lay this body down

Charles Fergus

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"Lay This Body Down, the third Gideon Stoltz Mystery, takes place in 1837 during one of the most horrific periods in pre-Civil War America, when human beings were considered chattel and both northern and southern states grew rich from slave labor. A...

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Of manners and murder  by Anastasia Hastings

Of manners and murder

Anastasia Hastings

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"1885: London, England. When Violet's Aunt Adelia decides to abscond with her newest paramour, she leaves behind her role as the most popular Agony Aunt in London, 'Miss Hermione,' in Violet's hands. And of course, the first letter Violet receives is full, not...

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Within these gilded halls  by Abigail Wilson

Within these gilded halls

Abigail Wilson

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"When a treasure hunt turns deadly, Miss Phoebe Radcliff realizes she's caught in a den of liars, but she can't leave the mysterious Avonthorpe Hall. Not yet at least. Not without confronting the demons from her past"--

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Paris requiem  by Chris Lloyd

Paris requiem

Chris Lloyd

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"Paris, 1940. As the city adjusts to life under Nazi occupation, Detective Eddie Giral struggles to reconcile his job as a policeman with his new role enforcing a regime he cannot believe in, but must work under. When an old friend - and an old flame -...

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A gift of poison  by Bella Ellis

A gift of poison

Bella Ellis

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"Haworth 1847 - Anne and Emily Brontë have had their books accepted for publication, while Charlotte's has been rejected everywhere, creating a strained atmosphere at the parsonage. At the same time, a shocking court case has recently concluded, acquitting a...

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City of fortune  by Victoria (Victoria E.) Thompson

City of fortune

Victoria (Victoria E.) Thompson

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"Wealthy but uncouth Sebastian Nolan has invited his lawyer, Gideon Bates, and his lovely new wife, Elizabeth, to attend the famous Belmont Stakes. Nolan is anxious for Gideon and Elizabeth to help his daughter, Irene, acquire a bit of polish, now that his...

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Chalice of darkness  by Sarah Rayne

Chalice of darkness

Sarah Rayne

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"London, 1908. The Fitzglens are proud of their reputation as one of London's leading theatre families. They are, however, equally proud of another profession which they pursue very discreetly. When not on stage, they are thieves. Jack Fitzglen's latest plan...

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The pale blue eye  by Louis Bayard

The pale blue eye

Louis Bayard

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"April 19th, 1831. In two or three hours I'll be dead. So begins the chilling last testament of Gus Landor, a retired New York City police constable, whose numerous talents include code-breaking, riot control and the 'gloveless interrogation'. A young cadet...

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A courage undimmed  by Stephanie Graves

A courage undimmed

Stephanie Graves

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"As bitter cold weather forces her racing birds indoors in November 1941, pigeoneer Olive is assigned to a new role in the war effort - escorting none other than Lieutenant Commander Ian Fleming on his visit to the Brickendonbury Manor spy training center......

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A fashionable fatality  by Alyssa Maxwell

A fashionable fatality

Alyssa Maxwell

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"Lady Phoebe and Eva are attending when a small gathering at the home of Phoebe's sister, Julia, who has also invited her favorite French fashion designer, Gabrielle Coco Chanel, and Coco's current beau, the Earl of Chesterhaven. Coco has brought an entourage...

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Trouble  by Katja Ivar

Trouble

Katja Ivar

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"Hella has been asked by the police to do a background check on Johannes Heikkinen, a senior member of the Finnish secret services. Heikkinen has a complicated past: a child dead just weeks after birth and a wife who died in the fire that destroyed their house...

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The cliff's edge  by Charles Todd

The cliff's edge

Charles Todd

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"Restless and uncertain of her future in the wake of World War I, former battlefield nurse Bess Crawford agrees to travel to Yorkshire to help a friend of her cousin Melinda through surgery. But circumstances change suddenly when news of a terrible accident...

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Murder at the debutante ball  by C. J. Archer

Murder at the debutante ball

C. J. Archer

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"When a notorious cad is bludgeoned to death with a candlestick in the library at the most important ball of the London social season, Cleo finds herself in the prime position to solve the crime. After all, she stumbled across the body soon after the victim's...

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Double the lies  by Patricia Raybon

Double the lies

Patricia Raybon

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On a cold spring night in 1924, Annalee Spain offers her new fancy lace handkerchief - a gift from her pastor boyfriend Jack Blake - to a young woman crying in a Denver public library. But later that night, when police find the handkerchief next to the body of...

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The woman who knew too little  by Olivia Wearne

The woman who knew too little

Olivia Wearne

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"December, 1948. Officer Kitty Wheeler is a member of the Women Police, responsible for 'upholding the moral virtue' of Adelaide's at times unruly and amorous citizens. Patrolling Somerton beach one night, Kitty and her partner spot a man leaning against the...

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Murder at Aldwych Station  by Jim Eldridge

Murder at Aldwych Station

Jim Eldridge

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"December 1940. With the Luftwaffe pounding the city nightly, Londoners seek refuge in underground stations. Aldwych has been taken out of service to provide shelter for the British Museum's priceless Elgin Marbles, as well as civilians escaping the bombing....

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Dead of night  by Simon Scarrow

Dead of night

Simon Scarrow

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"After Germany's invasion of Poland, the world is holding its breath and hoping for peace. At home, the Nazi Party's hold on power is absolute. One freezing night, an SS doctor and his wife return from an evening mingling with their fellow Nazis at the concert...

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The secret of the lost pearls  by Darcie Wilde

The secret of the lost pearls

Darcie Wilde

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"Rosalind Thorne may not have a grand fortune of her own, but she possesses virtues almost as prized by the haut ton: discretion, and a web of connections that enable her to discover just about anything about anyone... Mrs. Gerald Douglas, nee Bethany...

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Decent people  by De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Decent people

De'Shawn Charles Winslow

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"When three siblings are found shot to death in the still-segregated town of West Mills, North Carolina, in 1976, and the white authorities show no interest in solving the case, Josephine Wright sets out to prove the innocence of her childhood sweetheart,...

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Murder at St. Saviour's  by Merryn Allingham

Murder at St. Saviour's

Merryn Allingham

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"Bookshop owner and amateur detective Flora Steele teams up with handsome crime writer Jack Carrington to unravel a curious murder in the village of Abbeymead! Sussex, 1957: When Flora and her partner-in-crime-solving, Jack, arrive at the charming church of St...

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Murder on board  by Helena Dixon

Murder on board

Helena Dixon

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"Kitty Underhay is drowning... in murder. Kitty Underhay hopes for plain sailing as she caters a 21st birthday party for the Chief Constable's daughter aboard a luxury paddle steamer. So her heart sinks when she learns that the man her fiance Matthew has been...

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Courting dragons  by Jeri Westerson

Courting dragons

Jeri Westerson

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"1529, London. Jester Will Somers enjoys an enviable position at the court of Henry VIII. As the king's entertainer, chief gossip-monger, spy and loyal adviser, he knows all of the king's secrets - and almost everyone else's within the walls of Greenwich...

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Blackstone fell  by Martin Edwards

Blackstone fell

Martin Edwards

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"Nell Fagan is a journalist on the trail of a intriguing and bizarre mystery: in 1606, a man vanished from a locked gatehouse in a remote Yorkshire village, and 300 years later, it happened again. Nell confides in the best sleuth she knows, judge's daughter...

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The clerk's tale  by M. J. Trow

The clerk's tale

M. J. Trow

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"In this humorous medieval mystery, Geoffrey Chaucer discovers a very un-poetic side to Oxford while tracking down a killer. As historically accurate and utterly human as its companion books, this story takes the reader on a no-holds-barred tour of medieval...

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The socialite's guide to murder  by S. K. Golden

The socialite's guide to murder

S. K. Golden

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"It's 1958, and Evelyn Elizabeth Grace Murphy has not left the Pinnacle Hotel in fourteen months. She suffers from agoraphobia, and what's more, it's her father's hotel, and everything she needs is there. Evelyn's always been good at finding things; she...

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Winter swallows  by Maurizio De Giovanni

Winter swallows

Maurizio De Giovanni

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"Christmas has just passed and the city is preparing to celebrate New Year when, on the stage of a variety show, famous actor Michelangelo Gelmi fires a gun at his wife, Fedora Marra. The shooting itself would be nothing strange: it is repeated every evening...

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Breaking the circle  by M. J. Trow

Breaking the circle

M. J. Trow

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"Dr Margaret Murray, accomplished archaeologist, and occasional sleuth, calls upon her police connections to investigate who may want to see the Edwardian mediums of London dead. Known for her sharp mind and quick wit, Margaret decides to infiltrate one of the...

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Treachery on Tenth Street  by Kate Belli

Treachery on Tenth Street

Kate Belli

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"Somebody's killing the most glamorous models in Gilded-Age New York, but intrepid Genevieve Stewart is up to the task. As a heat wave engulfs New York in the summer of 1889, the city's top models begin turning up dead, one by one, suggesting the work of a...

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The poison machine  by Robert J. Lloyd

The poison machine

Robert J. Lloyd

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"London, 1679 : A year has passed since the sensational attempt to murder King Charles II, but London is still a viper's nest of rumored Catholic conspiracies, and of plots against them in turn. When Harry Hunt - estranged from his mentor Robert Hooke - is...

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