Historical Detective

A fake bride, a groom who’s not the man he claims to be, and their highly inconvenient spark of attraction… Lorelai Woods is convinced she's engaged to the perfect man, until she discovers he’s part of a cattle rustling gang trying to steal her blind. In a desperate bid to regain control of her family’s ranch, she applies for a job as a Pinkerton agent. Unfortunately, they need her to serve undercover as the fake bride of a fellow agent for a few weeks before launching an investigation into her family’s troubles. John Langston was pressed into sailing on a pirate ship when he was ...

When fates intertwine amid the madness of Mardi Gras, chaos reigns supreme A sinking crew boat carrying a dangerous mob assassin chained up for transport sets off a string of events that will affect the lives of many. Jacque Leguerre, a sociopath and hired killer, is consumed by revenge and blames Catholic priest Father Alphonso for his problems. When Jacque unexpectedly arrives in New Orleans, he’s determined to make the priest pay for his transgressions. Meanwhile, N.O.P.D. homicide detective Tony Nicosia finds himself facing off against a ruthless killer while dealing with a new ...

A masterpiece of satire, this classic has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below". At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C.S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly-wise old Devil to his nephew, Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man.

In the summer of 1994, a workman at the historic mansion of railroad baron James J. Hill in St. Paul, Minnesota, stumbles on a long-hidden wall safe. When experts arrive to open the safe and examine its contents, they make an astonishing discovery. There, inside, is a handwritten manuscript bearing the signature of John H. Watson, MD. The manuscript contains the story of how Sherlock Holmes and Watson traveled to Minnesota to track a murderous arsonist - known only as the Red Demon - who is threatening both Hill and his Great Northern Railway.

When the glittering lights of Broadway dim for a moment too long, the shadows hide secrets darker than any script. Reporter Bobbie Flynn finds herself thrust into the heart of danger after the attempted murder of theatre impresario Smiley Stanton. On the opening night of a much-anticipated play, Smiley Stanton is mysteriously stabbed while sitting in the second row of the audience, sending shockwaves through the theatre community and beyond. And that beyond includes the Mob, who own a major share in the theatre run by Smiley and who use it as a location for a high rolling craps game. When ...

Once upon a time, there was a little boy. His belly full of laughter, his life full of joy. Until one day, something changed; stripped his innocence away. The hole inside making space for the devil to come and play.

Unfolding in 1952 South Africa, A Beautiful Place to Die is a riveting international mystery that flows from the pen of author Malla Nunn. Police officer Emmanuel Cooper is dispatched to a remote town after a police captain is found murdered in a creek. Even though Cooper judges the crime open and shut, the government's feared Special Branch is summoned, making for an intrigue that will titillate any mystery fan.

A murder mystery book set in France and England during the late 19th century. In the enthralling pages of "Murder of a Servant Girl," follow the gripping tale of Harlow and his fortuitous meeting with Baron Le Sage in Paris, which ultimately sets the stage for a complex and riveting murder investigation. While awaiting the arrival of his friend Hugo Buford in Paris, Harlow is inadvertently drawn into a labyrinthine murder mystery when he encounters Baron Le Sage. A series of seemingly coincidental events—including a peculiar accident involving a hat-sketcher named Jean Ridgway—propels ...

History's Unsolved Mysteries: The Young Explorer's Guide to Investigating The World's Most Fascinating Secrets "History's Unsolved Mysteries: The Young Explorer's Guide to Investigating The World's Most Fascinating Secrets" is an enthralling journey into the heart of the world's most intriguing unsolved mysteries, tailor-made for the young and curious minds eager to unlock the past's secrets. This comprehensive guide invites young readers to become detectives of history, exploring enigmatic events, mysterious disappearances, and unexplained phenomena that have puzzled historians and ...

A fictional cosy adventure, full of action, romance and drama. Former British Agent Lady Katherine Ashcroft has been called back into duty to serve her King and country once again. The year is 1951, and North Africa is in turmoil with rebellions causing mayhem amongst those who live within its province. The British and French are struggling to keep order, and are losing their control over this ancient land. A deceased British Agent is apparently alive once again and selling dangerous secrets to the enemy. Not only this, but the rumours he has spread has awakened sleeping Nazis who had ...

Christmas at a snowed in country house. You know what happens next… Not necessarily. Agatha Aston is invited to spend the weekend before Christmas with some old friends. Accompanied by her Machiavellian Basset hound, Talleyrand, Agatha encounters murder, ghosts and romance at a country house where nothing is as it seems. While Agatha has her hands full solving a murder, Talleyrand has his own problems in the shape of Bismarck, the hosts’ unfriendly German Shepherd. Expect fireworks. Containing a short ghost story within a story, The Christmas Murder Mystery is a twisty box of delights, ...

Dealing with Europe is never easy It's Paris 1919 and the Peace Conference following the end of the Great War is proving anything but peaceful. In fact, it can be murder... A French Diplomat has been murdered. When the chief suspect turns out to be the girlfriend of Aldric 'Spunky' Stephens, Kit Aston is called in to investigate. The investigation becomes a race against time as Europe faces a deadly new enemy, intent on dragging it back into the carnage from which it has just escaped. The Kit Aston mysteries mix real life historical characters and events with crime thrillers full of red ...

A marriage of convenience that sparks an accidental attraction… Jolene Lilygate makes a childhood pact to come to the aid of her two best friends — anytime, anywhere, no questions asked. So, when they summon her to Texas years later, she packs a bag and boards the next train. She soon finds herself serving as a detective-in-training with a highly experienced but very grumpy Pinkerton agent. When the agency assigns them to work undercover as a married couple, her grumpy partner shocks her by proposing a marriage of convenience instead. Agent Edgar Barella jumps at the chance to sink his ...

A detective mystery crime thriller set in London during the early 20th century. On a fateful morning in June 1912, the quiet, ominous streets of London reveal a sinister secret to Mullins, a hardworking sub-editor for the Watchman newspaper. As he finishes a late shift, an encounter with Policeman Etheridge drags him into a chilling murder investigation. The victim is an unidentified man, discovered with a clue that leads Mullins into the depths of a mystery brimming with deceit, scandal, and peril. Determined to uncover the truth, Mullins partners with the named individual on the cryptic ...

Lisbon, May 1941 Lopes is a man on the edge. Trapped in a loveless marriage in a state that condemns divorce, his life is a series of disappointments. His mistress despises him, only tolerating his presence for the money he provides to care for their son. His career as a detective, once his sole distraction, has come to an abrupt end due to a matter of principle. But change is on the horizon. Unbeknownst to Lopes, someone influential within the state has taken notice of him. They require his unique skills, tenacity, and ingenuity to uncover a deadly secret hidden within the city. A secret ...

Followers of an ancient cult threaten to overthrow the Italian government and destroy the Church. Rome is in chaos. Earthquakes shake the city. The pope is in a coma. And a Vatican scholar has been found dead in the Tiber. Detective Marco Leone is about to take a sabbatical when his estranged friend—charged with organizing the Vatican’s secret archives—is murdered. Leone stays to investigate, but the killing is just the first in a series of ritual assassinations and attacks on specific churches—all of which were built over ancient chapels of the Roman god Mithras. Leone’s research...

A Cotswold industrialist vanishing off the face of the earth, a heat-affected widow on her first vacation, a female archaeologist encountering a secret Brotherhood. Cairo, June 1896 Lady Catherine Lowther is simply irresistible. But when Catherine announces her cousin Imogene must vacation with her at the famous Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo, Imogene fights the ludicrous proposal with tooth and nail. Finally, back in her own house in Landdulton and still mourning Thaddeus, her constable husband, all Imogene wants is to be left alone. But does she really? Cairo is hot, hoity-toity, and ...

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 ...

When mystery writer Marius Quin and his sleuthing partner Lady Bella Montague are hired by a secretive stranger to find a missing civil servant, they immediately set to work. Ernest Castleton was taken at gunpoint days earlier, but with the help of his distraught fiancée, Marius and Bella uncover a vital clue. Ernest hid a cryptic letter in the British Museum, and it sends the intrepid duo on a trail that stretches from the center of London all the way to the English coast.

The Count of Monte Cristo as Retold by Sherlock Holmes begins with a condensed retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, related through the voice of Sherlock Holmes. Subsequent sequels include exhilarating new adventures, characters, and ideas, carrying the reader through this book I, leading to book II and with book III promising an ever-expanding new series based on the classic. The author consulted the original French as well as the oldest English translations of The Count of Monte Cristo, yet the style of the retelling, in the distinctive voice of Sherlock Holmes, ...