Victorian Suspense

A well-to-do gentleman arrives in the seaside town of Badington. It's winter and out of season for tourists, but he has business to attend to with a peculiar old man and his beautiful daughter. However, to shocking results, for this out-of-towner everything is not as it seems. With his wonderful way with words, incredible description and beautiful literary style, award winning author, Robert E. Kearns is sure to captivate with this sensational short story. Now with a four star editorial review from Readers' Favorite

When her soulmate, Jonathan August-Trelawney jilts her at the altar, Lily Pond is determined to live life on her own terms. Her friends aren’t afraid of giving their opinions, encouraging her to find someone else to marry, and swiftly. Lily has other ideas.

When not performing two sold-out shows every night, Music Hall Steampunk illusionists and consultants to Scotland Yard, slick-talking Michael Magister and the feisty Phoebe Le Breton, must solve the crime of the century, while saving the nation from a conclave of fiendish psychopaths led by the crazed renegade Jesuit known only as "The Black Bishop".

Not all surprises are pleasant ones, some can be deadly! The past… A newly built mansion perched atop a craggy cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. A young mother plunges to her death. A ghost who will not rest until the truth is told. ****** The past meets the present… Pam Bigelow is surprised and delighted to find an antique pocket watch hidden in the attic of her home, the historic Captain Winslow House. When she decides to gift the century old timepiece to her husband Paul, the surprises keep coming… A restless ghost leads Pam to secrets the Winslow family wanted to keep hidden. ...

Saddled with Chloe Gresham, his beautiful and irresponsible young ward, Sir Hugo Lattimer, a man driven by dark memories and a tormenting despair, has no intention of caring for her - until he falls in love.

Marian Halcolmbe finds and marries her true love, Theo Camlet. But when Theo’s first wife, who everyone believed to be dead, reappears, Marian and her brother-in-law, Walter, must delve into the darkest and most dangerous corners of London to save Theo from accusations of bigamy and murder, as well as the hangman’s noose. Victorian literature's most exciting heroine, Marian Halcombe, stars in Brenda Clough’s thrilling and romantic sequel to Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White.

It's the very end of December, 1880, and the servant Kathleen Hennessey expects to spend a quiet week taking care of the O'Farrell Street boarding house while her employers, Annie and Nate Dawson, are off spending the Christmas holidays with Nate's family. However, when she agrees to help out one of her friends, Kathleen discovers that a simple case of a servant being dismissed without notice has turned into a complicated puzzle that she is determined to solve.

Iris Tavners met the man of her dreams. Then she found out that he was in love with someone else. Not one used to rejection, the outgoing high-spirited daughter of an innkeeper is no longer content with harmless flirtations, but nor is she sure if she can ever give her heart to another. August Williams, the Earl of the Westwood, returned to London from his days hiding from the French eager to wed his fiancée, only to find that she gave her heart to another in his absence. Now the once charming rogue has lost all joviality. When he is told his identity has been compromised and he must ...

This gripping historical crime fiction novel, based on fact, is set in Bradford, England, 1888. It explores the horrific murder of Johnny Gill; a murder and mutilation so gruesome, it stuns a nation. Even hardened detectives are affected by its savagery, swiftly comparing it to the work of Jack the Ripper.

Es beginnt 1815: Auf dem Ball der Duchess of Richmond am Vorabend der Schlacht von Waterloo zeigte sich sehr deutlich, wie verliebt die junge Sophia Trenchard, Tochter eines Geschäftsmanns, in Edmund Bellasis war, den attraktiven Neffen der Duchess. Aber in den folgenden Wochen trugen sich schreckliche Ereignisse zu.

A cold October night, 1854. In a dark passageway, an innocent man is stabbed to death. So begins the extraordinary story of Edward Glyver, book lover, scholar and murderer. As a young boy, Glyver always believed he was destined for greatness. This seems the stuff of dreams, until a chance discovery convinces Glyver that he was right: greatness does await him, along with immense wealth and influence. And he will stop at nothing to win back a prize that he now knows is rightfully his.

Crowsmoor Manor stood silent under a blood-red moon, its silent corridors echoing with forgotten lullabies and the promises that once bound its halls. When Julia Hartwell inherits this ancient estate, she expects refuge—but what she finds is a tapestry of debts woven in blood, binding her young son to a destiny darker than any nightmare. Now, guided by the cryptic caretaker Stephen Litchfield, Julia and her husband Mark must unravel century‑old vows and rewrite the very song that holds Crowsmoor’s soul in thrall. In the depths of a crumbling Gothic mansion, an age‑worn lullaby ...

Miss Calamity Calloway is the epitome of efficiency as long as she’s typing travel reports, but when she’s out in the world, the troubles start. Tripping over laces, bumping into people on the street, and tumbling into awkward situations is the order of her days, and unfortunately, her handsome neighbor is usually a witness. All she longs for is a bit of trouble-free adventure.

Psychic Spirit by Steven Detmers is a paranormal novel, a supernatural mystery set in London during the late 19th to early 20th century. This gripping fiction delves into the hidden depths of the human soul, exploring the intersection of faith and the supernatural. Overview: Samuel Atwater, a renowned psychic researcher, crosses paths with Reverend Tyrus Spencer, a successful yet troubled clergyman, and his enigmatic senior curate, Timothy Coogan. Beneath the surface of Spencer's esteemed position lies a profound sadness, and an unsettling tension brews between him and Coogan. Intriguing ...

Jem Barbary spent most of his early life picking pockets for a wily old crook named Sarah Pickles - until she betrayed him. Now Jem wants revenge, but first he needs a new job. Luckily Alfred the bogler, the man who kills the child-eating monsters that hide in the shadows of Victorian London, needs a new apprentice.

On the first night of Lady Cecile McCaulay's transatlantic crossing, a passenger is found dead. Cecile believes the murderer will strike again. Can she protect those she loves? Perhaps she can, but who will protect her?

Wimbledon, England, 1889. When Theodore Crozier is found dead the neighbourhood hopes the cause may be suicide, if only to spare further pain for both his dutiful wife, Laura, and beloved brother, Titus. However, there is more to the matter - a whisper of murder.... Inspector John Joseph Lintott of Scotland Yard is sent in to investigate, and the further he delves into the mystery the more tangled it becomes. Is Laura the pious, meek wife she appears to be? Could the rumours be true about her unnatural relationship with Titus? Was Theodore Crozier murdered by someone in his household?

She has an excellent escape planned... Lady Tempest MacIntyre has been offered, by her stepfather, as an item up for auction! But she has an excellent escape planned... if she can keep from tripping over the good intentions of the Duke of Stromburg, sometimes referred to as Lord Fool.

On the eve of her marriage to George Hazelton, Frances has a great deal more on her mind than flowers and seating arrangements. The Connors and the Doyles, two families of American robber barons, have taken up residence in London, and their bitter rivalry is spilling over. At the request of her brother, Alonzo, who is quite taken with Miss Madeline Connor, Frances has invited the Connor family to her wedding. On the day itself, Frances is relieved to note that Madeline's father is not among the guests. The reason for his absence, however, turns out to be most unfortunate.

Dense fog masks foul play in the streets of London, as Ann Granger brings us her seventh Victorian mystery featuring Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross and his wife, Lizzie. It is March 1870. London is in the grip of fog and ice. But Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross has more than the weather to worry about when the body of a young woman is found in a dustbin at the back of a Piccadilly restaurant.