Genres : Historical

First book in the USA Today bestselling Victorian San Francisco Mystery series.It’s the summer of 1879, and Annie Fuller, a young San Francisco widow, is in trouble. Annie’s husband squandered her fortune before committing suicide five years earlier, and one of his creditors is now threatening to take the boardinghouse she owns to pay off a debt.Annie Fuller also possesses a secret. She supplements her income by giving domestic and business advice as Madam Sibyl, one of San Francisco’s most...

1933. Chicago World’s Fair. Countless Mysterious Deaths. When Zelda Silverberg discovers her best friend is dying of an unidentifiable illness, she enlists the help of the Davenport brothers. Luckily, Harrison, Nettles, and their wives are already investigating similar deaths near the World’s Fair—but the mystery… the horrible truth… runs deeper than anyone could imagine. What begins with a poisoned water supply quickly unfolds into something far more sinister. As the Davenports race to rescue the victims, they must confront a...

Montreal, 1935. When Elena Connetti, the strong-willed daughter of one of the city’s most feared mafia figures, is found murdered in her apartment, suspicion falls on the one man she dared to love: Inspector Bart Wesley. Arrested and abandoned by the justice system he swore to uphold, Wesley’s only hope lies with private investigator Blake Lowry, a man with his own history of betrayal and unfinished justice. As Blake, his tenacious secretary Lucy, and street-smart partner Gary dig into the...

A society woman’s mysterious death sets off a twisting murder investigation in this 1915 crime novel featuring Inspector Dunbar and Gaston Max. Popular novelist Henry Leroux is working late into the night when a woman in grave distress arrives at his door. Wearing little beneath her fur coat and clearly in need of medical attention, the woman dies before she can explain why she has sought Leroux out. It is a baffling investigation for Scotland Yard’s Inspector Dunbar, one that...

In 1946, as Los Angeles shifts from war to peace, struggling P.I. Kit Comfort and her partner, notorious ex-cop Henry Richman, can't afford to say no, even when the job involves a lovelorn secretary and her wayward Army vet lover. Their routine missing persons case soon takes a deadly turn, however, when the trail leads to a cabal of fifth columnists and government agents with a secret agenda. As ethical lines blur, the detectives find themselves in a desperate race...

This is book 4 in the Elizabeth Grant Series, but can be read as a standalone. “I want to know if any of these are stolen,” said Cameron. There fell several gold chains, rings, brooches, and uncut diamonds of varying shapes and sizes. An intricate Victorian necklace, set in gold with small pearls was striking and caught Elizabeth’s eye. In this fourth instalment of An Elizabeth Grant Mystery, Grant & Lefebvre, Private Investigators have a new case. In 1935, private...

Step into the world of 1930s Cornwall, Ontario, in "A Peculiar Case," where Elizabeth Grant finds herself at a crossroads after the sudden loss of her husband. Determined to regain her independence, she embarks on an extraordinary venture by creating a fictitious male persona to launch her own private investigation business. As she seeks clients, Elizabeth's life takes a thrilling turn when she accepts a case involving the theft of a rare book. Little does she know that this investigation...

Adele Gossling seeks peace and small pleasures in Arrojo after the death of her father. Peace is exactly what she doesn’t get when she discovers her neighbor’s dead body in her gazebo. The police have a firm suspect but Adele is sure he’s innocent. But if he didn’t do it, who did? - "The story comes alive!”

Old West drifters Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer have starred in several Holmes on the Range novels—rustling up award nominations and fans aplenty while they solved mysteries using the methods of their hero, Sherlock Holmes. But the origins of their interest in the infamous consulting detective, what they were doing before their sleuthing adventures began, and how their early stabs at deduction turned out have remained a mystery—until now. Follow along as they get the itch to turn to...

"Murder on the Orient Express" is a classic detective novel penned by Agatha Christie, first published in 1934. This thrilling mystery introduces Christie's iconic detective, Hercule Poirot, as he embarks on an extraordinary journey on the luxurious Orient Express train. The story unfolds as the train becomes snowbound in the Balkans, stranding its passengers. During the night, an American businessman named Samuel Ratchett is found murdered in his compartment. With no means of escape for the culprit, Poirot, who is...