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by John Shen Yen Nee, S.J. Rozan
Published Mar 2026
Read ReviewsJudge Dee and Lao She must use all their powers of deduction—and kung fu skills—to take down a sinister conspiracy between Imperial Russia, Japan, and China in a rollicking new mystery set in 1920s London.
The follow-up to The Murder of Mr. Ma, this historical adventure-mystery is perfect for fans of Laurie R. King and the Guy ...
by Tom Crewe
Published Jan 2024
Read ReviewsA brilliant and captivating debut, in the tradition of Alan Hollinghurst and Colm Tóibín, about two marriages, two forbidden love affairs, and the passionate search for social and sexual freedom in late 19th-century London.
by Charles Finch
Published Jan 2019
Read ReviewsThis chilling new mystery takes readers back to Charles Lenox's very first case and the ruthless serial killer who would set him on the course to become one of London's most brilliant detectives.
by David Morrell
Published Nov 2017
Read ReviewsThe notorious Opium-Eater returns in the sensational climax to David Morrell's acclaimed Victorian mystery trilogy.
by D.E. Johnson
Published Sep 2013
Read ReviewsJohnson's immaculate plotting and high-tension writing make for a spellbinding read set in early twentieth-century Detroit.
by Roberto Ampuero
Published Jun 2013
Read ReviewsEvocative, romantic, and full of intrigue,The Neruda Case is both a glimpse into the life of Pablo Neruda as death approaches and a political thriller that unfolds during the fiercely convulsive end of an era.
by Claude Izner
Published Sep 2009
Read ReviewsMurder on the Eiffel Tower is a painstakingly researched but seemingly effortless evocation of 19th century Paris, and an exciting opening to a new series featuring second-hand bookseller and amateur detective Victor Legris.
by R. N. Morris
Published May 2009
Read ReviewsFollowing in the footsteps of the highly acclaimed novel The Gentle Axe, featuring the detective Porfiry Petrovich in another atmospheric and gripping slice of nineteenth-century Russia
by Jacqueline Winspear
Published Jun 2006
Read ReviewsIn the third novel of this bestselling series, London investigator Maisie Dobbs faces grave danger as she returns to the site of her most painful WWI memories to resolve the mystery of a pilot's death
by Priscilla Royal
Published Jan 2006
Read Reviews'With its intriguing plot, chilling conclusion and characters who exhibit universal and timeless feelings, this fresh first has all the potential to evolve into a series as enduring as Ellis Peters's Brother Cadfael books.'
by Boris Akunin
Published Feb 2005
Read ReviewsTipping his hat to Agatha Christie, Boris Akunins latest page-turner transports the reader back to the glamorous, dangerous past in a richly atmospheric tale of suspense on the high seas.
by Laurie R. King
Published Feb 2003
Read ReviewsA brilliant blend of traditional (Sherlock)Holmesian myth, startling originality, complex plotting, and unforgettable characters set against a fully realized early-twentieth-century world.
by Anne Perry
Published Feb 2003
Read ReviewsAnother perilous case for Thomas Pitt. His enemy Charles Voissey is running for Parliament as a Tory, and the wife of his liberal opponent was present at a seance run by a not-so-foresightful clairvoyant: she was subsequently murdered.
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