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Arrowood and the Thames Corpses

Arrowood and the Thames Corpses

2020-07-03
On: July 3, 2020
In: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, New Books
Tagged: Apr 2 2020, Sherlock Holmes, Victorian

Arrowood, the poor man’s Sherlock Holmes, is back in his strangest case yet. Paid to catch the ruffians who were damaging Captain Moon’s ship, a string of corpses and skulls are found tied to the ship. Who they were and how they are related to the captain is the enigmaContinue Reading

A Study in Murder

A Study in Murder

2020-05-15
On: May 15, 2020
In: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, New Books
Tagged: cozy mystery, May 12 2020, Victorian

It’s 1890 in Bath, England. Independent-minded Lady Amy finds her recently ex-fiancé dead in the new historic cozy mystery, A Study in Murder. “How dare St. Vincent come here uninvited and then land on the floor in her library with a knife in his chest? The whole thing was soContinue Reading

Woman in the Veil

Woman in the Veil

2020-01-13
On: January 13, 2020
In: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, New Books
Tagged: Jan 7 2020, London, Victorian

In 1890, a young naked woman is found bruised and battered in East London by Sarah, Hugh and Mick. They all work for the local tabloid newspaper, the Daily World. Sarah is a photographer. Lord Hugh is a reporter. Mick is an orphaned fourteen-year-old investigator. When the woman suddenly gaspsContinue Reading

Doll Factory

Doll Factory

2019-08-19
On: August 19, 2019
In: Mystery & Thrillers, New Books
Tagged: Aug 13 2019, serial killer, Victorian

A Doll Factory is the location of this fascinating look at Victorian life through the eyes of both a budding feminist and a serial killer. Iris is an aspiring artist painting doll faces at Mrs. Salter’s Doll Emporium in 1850s London. Mrs. Salter is a harsh taskmistress especially when inContinue Reading

Girl with the Sweetest Secret

Girl with the Sweetest Secret

2018-12-02
On: December 2, 2018
In: Historical Fiction, Romance
Tagged: Nov 27 2018, Victorian

The Girl with Sweetest Secret is an American brought over to London by her family to use their money to capture a title. American Frances “Frankie” Bumgarten is surprised by a stranger in her family’s kitchen late at night. After almost braining the stranger with an old bread paddle, FrankieContinue Reading

Lady in the Cellar

Lady in the Cellar

2018-10-28
On: October 28, 2018
In: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Non-fiction
Tagged: Oct 30 2018, true crime, Victorian

A long-dead body is found in the captivating, and true, Lady in the Cellar. In London in 1879, many people were looking to make their fortune by living together in boarding houses. In one, at Number 4 Euston Square, a well-to-do older woman’s body is found in the coal cellar.Continue Reading

Hollow of Fear

2018-10-03
On: October 3, 2018
In: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers
Tagged: British, Oct 2 2018, Sherlock Holmes, Victorian

A beguiling mystery, unique romance and dynamic characters make the Hollow of Fear a perfect readcation for female Sherlock Holmes fans. Set in Victorian England, the Hollow of Fear follows Charlotte Holmes and Mrs. Watson. Looking for her half-brother, Charlotte runs into Moriarty’s handiwork. Also, when Lady Ingram turns upContinue Reading

Butterfly Conspiracy

Butterfly Conspiracy

2018-08-06
On: August 6, 2018
In: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers
Tagged: amateur detective, Aug 7 2018, Victorian

What Butterfly Conspiracy results in a woman’s death after a rare butterfly lands on her arm? Merula is left by her mother at her family’s house as a baby five years after her mother’s escape from the rigid Victorian house’s rules. Luckily, Merula’s fascination with butterflies is supported by herContinue Reading

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