Victorian English Mystery

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.

Mirabelle Daws traveled all the way from Australia to Sheridan Square to visit her sister - only to die in the middle of a locked garden. All the residents of Sheridan Square have a key to the garden - but no one seemed to know that Mirabelle was planning to arrive. So the question facing Mrs. Jeffries is: Who wanted to make sure that Mirabelle's visit was very, very short-lived?

Step into the enchanting world of Victorian England with "The Mrs. Imogene Lynch Series," where mysteries lurk beneath the genteel facade of rural society. The Cotswolds, 1893 In the picturesque village of Landdulton, where tea is always brewing and gossip flows like fine wine, Imogene Lynch, the wife of the esteemed chief constable Thaddeus Lynch, finds herself at the heart of every curious case that unfolds. As the new year dawns, Imogene is determined to keep her resolution: to ensure her husband takes a well-deserved rest from his constabulary duties. But when a double shooting rocks ...

Welcome fans of Sherlockiana, to The Continuing Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes: Omnibus Four! We hope you’ll enjoy this collection of three short stories, a novella, and a bonus vignette, which is found nowhere else but in this volume, as we return to a time where gas-lights dimly illuminate foggy cobblestone streets….where gangs of child criminals stalk the unwary from the Thames dock yards to the gates of Buckingham Palace….where ruthless blackmailers reside in the shadows, and bribe servants for the secrets of their genteel employers’ lives, all dwelling in a Victorian world, ...

Three murders in a single moonless night, each ending in the death of a seemingly unconnected victim, separated by distance and circumstance, united only in the brutally efficient method by which each met their death, and by the fact each had been a passenger on the same Glasgow-to-London train. What conclusions can Sherlock Holmes draw from this confusing set of facts, and will he be able to identify who is behind the crimes, and why he has undertaken so violent a spree of death? Find out in The Case of the Hammer Murders, the forty-seventh mystery in The Continuing Chronicles of Sherlock ...

In this short story it is the fall of 1879 and San Francisco swelters under a heat wave while Barbara Hewitt, a reserved school-teacher, uncovers a mystery with the help of her son's Boston Terrier, Dandy. This story is set in the gas-lit world created by Locke in her Victorian San Francisco Mystery series, which includes Maids of Misfortune, Uneasy Spirits, Bloody Lessons, and the short story "The Misses Moffet Mend a Marriage".

BRITISH LEGAL HISTORY - The Fielding Brothers & Bow Street Runners - the early days and beginnings of policing in England with the infamous Fielding Brothers, the early Bow Street Runners, Robert Peel, Jerome Caminada, and other brutal crime fighters, covering highway robberies, gruesome murders, street crime and a host of dangerous attacks on society. A fascinating slice of legal history and nostalgia, featuring Victorian & Edwardian Manchester crime.

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Sensible Violet Manville and her very ladylike half-sister Sephora are absolutely bored, thank you very much. Though neither of them would ever admit it aloud, they're missing the thrill of playing detective. So when Violet receives a letter from A Heartbroken Mother sent to her alter-ego, the Agony Aunt known to the world only as Miss Hermione, her pulse can't help but quicken. The daughter in question has gotten caught up in a cult: the Hermetic Order of the Children of Aed.

A most unexpected client shows up at Charlotte Holmes' doorstep: Moriarty himself. Moriarty fears that tragedy has befallen his daughter and wants Charlotte to find out the truth. Charlotte and Mrs. Watson travel to a remote community of occult practitioners where Moriarty's daughter was last seen, a place full of lies and liars. Meanwhile, Charlotte’s sister, Livia, tries to make sense of a mysterious message from her beau, Mr. Marbleton. And Charlotte’s longtime friend and ally, Lord Ingram, at last turns his seductive prowess on Charlotte - or is it the other way around?

A mysterious locket with a note leads Miss Sarah Weston to London to discover her true identity and the love of a lifetime! Miss Sarah Weston has never known her real family. At the tender age of four years, she was placed in a home with Mr. and Mrs. Stanton. Although the childless couple treated her well, Sarah never felt like she truly belonged. One night, Sarah finds a mysterious locket and note in her bedroom. The note urges Sarah to go to London to discover her family secrets. Upon arriving in London, Sarah learns that she is the recipient of a great fortune. She also discovers that ...

Worcester, April 1893. Detective Inspector Ravenscroft receives a strange note from a lonely old woman fearing for her life. But when he visits her, she is already dead. Did Miss Maud Fincher's heart give out or was she scared to death? Maud Fincher was part of a group of locals trying to speak to their deceased loved ones through the medium of séance. Ravenscroft thinks this is harmless nonsense . . . until the old lady's last surviving heir is murdered.

The London Season becomes dangerous when a gentleman with mysterious secrets threatens Lady Lydia. The Duke of Claverhouse has finally come to London. Lady Lydia is astonished when he begins to call on her. However, despite the Duke’s interest in her, Lydia cannot help but think of another, finding herself torn between the two gentlemen. An accident at a ball turns everything on its head, and Lydia learns that someone intends to harm her. Not only must Lydia choose between two gentlemen, but she also must find the culprit whose threats are becoming more dangerous.

Someone is killing the people of London, leaving behind bodies drained of blood and bite marks upon their necks. Faced with the possibility of a vampire attack in London, Sherlock Holmes is called upon by Scotland Yard to uncover the identity of the killer. Once on the case, it doesn’t take long for the detective to follow a trail leading to a bar along St. Katherine Docks. Soon after, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson stumble upon an improbable ring of immortal spies, into which they are promptly recruited. It is a cat and mouse game, with Sherlock and Watson as the bait. But with London's ...

When Clara Whitlock's grandfather dies, she returns home to find that his death was less than natural. A brand new series starter from debut author, Emily Parks.In 1870's London, being a divorced is a scandalous thing for a society woman, but that’s exactly what Clara Whitlock is—after her husband leaves her. When she receives a telegram that John Whitlock, her grandfather, is ill, she immediately travels home with her reputation in tatters, only to find out that her beloved Poppa has already died. But…rumors swirl in her small circle that he may not have died from natural causes. ...

London, 1885. Amelie Hampton is a hopeless romantic, which makes her the perfect columnist to answer lonely heart letters in The Marriage Gazette. When Amelie plays matchmaker with two anonymous lonely hearts, she also decides to secretly observe the couple’s blind date. To her surprise, the man who appears for the rendezvous is Harold Radcliffe - a grieving widower and a member of Amelie’s book club.

When Mycroft Holmes visits his brother, Sherlock, at 221b Baker Street, it is certain to both Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson, M.D. that something monumental is at hand. They are astonished -- not to say skeptical -- to learn that Mycroft merely wants his brother to investigate the theft of a necklace. Lord Benedict Leveson-Gower, soon to be called as ambassador to the Kingdom of Romania, is accused by his wife, the lady Allegra, of replacing her very expensive, prize necklace with a paste imitation. If possible, Mycroft wants his brother to exonerate Lord Benedict Leveson-Gower of the ...

A detective mystery novel set in bustling Paddington, London, during the late 19th century. In the heart of Paddington, London, Andrew Hendrickson is a young writer struggling to make ends meet. The pawnshop of Daniel Multenius becomes his lifeline, but he soon finds himself entangled in a web of deception, murder, and intrigue that will keep you on the edge of your seat. When Andrew pawns his watch and later his mother’s rings to stave off financial ruin, he stumbles into a mystery as old as time. Upon discovering Multenius murdered, Andrew is thrust into a perilous situation as a prime ...

Deciphered from a recently acquired manuscript, this previously unpublished novel of Sherlock Holmes by his chronicler, John H. Watson, M.D., is sure to delight fans of the first "consulting detective." The curate of Wenlock Edge and his wife are embarrassed to ask for help from Sherlock Holmes. They are aware that their problem appears trival, but ask they do. Fortunately for them, there is an unusual item in their story that piques Holmes's interest, and he accepts their case. Anticipating that the solution shouldn't be too difficult, dangerous, or unusually time consuming, Holmes ...

Private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, along with his partner Thomas Llewelyn, has a long, accomplished history—he's worked with all aspects of society, from the highest (including the Crown and the government) to the lowest (various forces in London's underworld). He's been the target of murder attempts, character assassination, bombings and attacks upon his closest associates but never has he and his agency partner Thomas Llewelyn faced such destruction and potential disaster.