The sudden death of overweight 49-year-old Thomas Whibley sparks off an acrimonious furore in Bayswater, and sparks fly between rival diet doctors, vegetarians and the extremist Pure Food Society. Young sleuth Frances Doughty is engaged to discover the author of anonymous libels, when a former colleague of Whibley’s, Hubert Sweetman, who has served fourteen years in prison for a violent robbery he claims he did not commit, asks her to trace his estranged family. Before she can start, however, the police arrive and arrest her client for the murder of his wife. There will be more murders and a vicious attack on Frances before she finally resolves a number of knotty questions. Is Hubert Sweetman really innocent? Where are his missing children? And who wielded the poisoned pen? The fourth book in the popular Frances Doughty Mystery series.

An Appetite for Murder: A Frances Doughty Mystery 4 (4) (The Frances Doughty Mysteries)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Stratmann, Linda

Mystery

The Mystery Press

The third book in a trilogy of medieval mysteries featuring commoner-turned-earl's-man, Edwin Weaver 1217: Edwin Weaver has returned to Conisbrough from his blood-soaked adventure in Lincoln, but he has no chance to rest: preparations are underway for a noble wedding and the earl's sisters and their families have arrived at the castle. When the household marshal is murdered and a violent band of outlaws begins terrorizing the area, the earl asks Edwin to resolve the situation so that the wedding plans aren't disrupted. But Edwin is convinced that there's more to the situation than meets the eye and, with growing horror, he realizes that the real target might be someone much closer to the earl. With few likely to believe his theory, can he risk public ridicule and humiliation? If he's wrong, he'll have to leave his home to avoid the repercussions; but if he's right and says nothing, many of those he knows and loves could die.

Whited Sepulchres: A Mediaeval Mystery (Book 3) (3)

Literature & Fiction

Hanley, C.B.

British & Irish

When a teacher and pupil are found dead at an exclusive girls’ school in Bath, Jack Swann, the Regency Detective, becomes involved in one of the most intriguing cases of his career. Is it a tragic accident, a suicide pact, or murder? As Swann attempts to solve the mystery, his every move is observed by unseen forces with differing motives for him to succeed or fail. Meanwhile, Swann continues to investigate his sister’s unscrupulous fiancé, combat the local crime boss, and persist in his search for the Scarred Man, who may hold the key to the unsolved murder of Swann’s father. But time is running out . . .

The Circle of Sappho: A Regency Detective Mystery 2 (2)

Lassman, David

James, Terrence

A time-slip novel set in present day and elegant Regency Cheltenham, England—the first in a trilogy featuring PI Eden Grey 1795: On the run from the thief taker, prostitute Rachel Lovett moves to Cheltenham and is taken to Greville House, where she becomes a pawn in the rituals of the local Hellfire Club. Scheming and ambitious, Rachel sees a way to escape, but at what cost? 2013: An undercover officer is forced to assume a new identity after an operation goes terrifyingly wrong. She becomes private investigator Eden Grey. When one of her clients is killed, Eden's investigations lead her into a web of corruption, stolen art, and people trafficking. But Eden herself is being hunted.

Paternoster (Eden Grey Mysteries)

Fleet, Kim

A gripping murder mystery set in fourteenth-century Chesterfield and sequel to The Crooked Spire John the Carpenter, married and soon to become a father, has plenty of work to keep him busy in Chesterfield. But when the town coroner demands his help to solve the death of an elderly man who had survived both the plague and famine, John becomes embroiled in a case with many twists and turns. When the suspected murderer is in turn found dead, and a valuable book of Psalms vanishes, John has to discover who the real killer might be. But very soon he discovers nothing is as it seems.

The Saltergate Psalter: John the Carpenter (Book 2) (2) (Medieval Mysteries)

Nickson, Chris

1217: The war for the throne of England is far from over but as Edwin Weaver waits to see where his lord’s loyalties lie, a messenger arrives from Roche Abbey: one of the monks has been murdered. The abbot needs help to find the killer, and Edwin soon find himself within the unfamiliar and claustrophobic confines of the abbey, where a killer walks unnoticed among his brothers. Drawn ever deeper into a web of lies and deceit, Edwin not only has to discover the identity of the murderer, but must also decide where his real duty lies.

Brother's Blood: A Mediaeval Mystery (Book 4) (4)

World Literature

Brighton, 1871: a book by two respectable spinsters claiming to have seen the ghost of the Prince Regent in Brighton Pavilion shocks the town and attracts the attention of spiritualist Arthur Wallace Hope. Young Mina Scarletti, a writer of horror stories and investigator of psychic phenomena, suspects fraud. As the summer heat rises and hearts flutter dangerously, Mina and her associates delve into the mystery and, in doing so, they soon discover that nothing is as it seems.

The Royal Ghost (2) (A Mina Scarletti Mystery)

Thrillers & Suspense

Leeds, 1957: When enquiry agent Dan Markham and his new partner, retired Detective Sergeant Baker, take on a missing persons case, what appears to be a simple case soon turns into a murder investigation when a body is recovered from the River Aire. The investigation takes a deadly turn as the pair try and track down a Russian assassin and Markham finds himself dragged into the heart of a Cold War—in Leeds.

The New Eastgate Swing: A Dan Markham Mystery (Book 2) (2) (Dan Markham Mysteries)

1924: still reeling from the effect of World War I, life in the city of Leeds is hard: poverty is rife, work is scarce, and crime is becoming more sophisticated. Bravely entering this maelstrom is one of the city's first policewomen to walk the beat, the resourceful, inquisitive, and practical WPC Lottie Armstrong. Eager to prove herself and determined to succeed, Lottie faces apathy from colleagues and the general public alike until she suddenly finds herself on the trail of a missing girl that leads to the underbelly of the city and to murder. As Lottie uncovers a plot involving high level corruption, CID reluctantly find they need her knowledge and people skills, but as the truth is slowly laid bare Lottie’s bravery is tested to its limit in a breathtaking climax.

Modern Crimes: A WPC Lottie Armstrong Mystery (Book 1) (A WAPC Lottie Armstrong Mystery)

London 1882: When a wealthy philanthropist disappears from a locked and guarded room, Frances Doughty is reluctantly drawn into a case that tears the veil of mystery from her own past. Can London’s very own Lady Detective solve this sinister new case before a murderer catches up with her and she becomes the next victim?

A True and Faithful Brother: A Frances Doughty Mystery 7 (7) (The Frances Doughty Mysteries)

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