🧩 Something smells fishy—and it’s not the red herring.
Twisty tales with plenty of suspects, shadowy motives, and amateur detectives who just happened to be in the area.
In a city haunted by fear, some secrets refuse to stay buried—and it may be safer to forget them.London, 1888Mira Blayse is determined to uncover the truth behind her parents’ deaths in 1870. With an artist’s eye, she notices what others miss—but her investigations...
"Taylor constructs an entertaining, sometimes enchanting world" in this historical mystery about a grieving man who confronts the specter of ghosts (People).1786, Jerusalem College, Cambridge The ghost of Sylvia Whichcote is rumored to be haunting Jerusalem ever since...
Roger Riccard, one of the most respected Sherlockians, has again taken pen in hand to bring forth a collection of gripping new adventures.26 cases. One legendary detective. Are you ready for the ultimate alphabet of mysteries?Step into the fog-laden streets of...
A young war widow is unwittingly drawn into a sinister web of intrigue and murder in this taut, unexpected, masterfully plotted historical thriller set in WWII-era Seattle, where the enemy may be closer than anyone thinks. A crafty, addictive read for fans of The...
Molly Elliott's quiet life in Tallahassee, Florida, is disrupted when routine errands land her in the wrong place at the wrong time: the middle of a bank robbery. Accused and cleared of the crime, she flees both media attention and mysterious, threatening notes, to...
Escape to Enchanted Hill in this historical mystery where two people with a dark, shared past collide while working undercover at a glittering mansion on the California coast. Â The year is 1930 and Cora McCavanagh is posing as a maid at Hollywood magnate Truman...
Oversized, outrageous Mary Alice and her prim sister Patricia Anne have been looking forward to the gala benefit being staged to raise money for the restoration of Vulcan, Birmingham's ever-tarnishing unnatural wonder. And what a show it is, with a grand finale that...
His heart pounding, the man scribbles the words in his notebook as fast as he can: “Woman dead in Highgate. Man in caped coat. Milky way and red streaks. I’m being followed.”Hours later, the man’s cold body lies in the city mortuary, alongside the woman he couldn’t...
Included in THE TIMES Best Historical Fiction Books of 2025: 'A lively new perspective on a grimly familiar tale'The world's most famous unsolved serial killer mystery, told from the perspective of a gang of women.'A fresh and captivating retelling of the Jack the...
A reluctant lady sleuth finds she's investigating her own family.1881, Sussex. With a drowned husband—the second love lost—an overbearing family, no longed-for child, and the responsibility of a huge baroque mansion, it's not surprising Lady Helena Whitcombe is...